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16-letter words containing m, a, c, h, i

  • electromechanics — the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by either static or magnetic electric charges
  • encephalomalacia — (medicine) A localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation.
  • enriched uranium — uranium in which the proportion of the fissile isotope U-235 has been increased to make it more fissile
  • escape mechanism — way of avoiding reality
  • examine-in-chief — to examine (one's own witness) in attempting to adduce a case
  • exhibition match — a sports match which is not part of a competition but instead serves the function of demonstrating the skills of the players
  • family physician — a general practitioner.
  • father christmas — Santa Claus.
  • firewall machine — (networking, security)   A dedicated gateway server with special security precautions on it, used to service external connections (typically from the public Internet). The firewall machine protects servers and networks hidden behind it from crackers. The typical firewall is an inexpensive microprocessor-based Unix machine with no critical data, with public network ports on it, but just one carefully watched connection back to the rest of the cluster. The special precautions may include threat monitoring, call-back, and even a complete iron box keyable to particular incoming IDs or activity patterns. The type of network and security environment of a firewall machine is often called a De-Militarised Zone (DMZ). It may contain other servers such as e-mail servers or proxy gateways - machines that need to be publicly accessible but also need some access to internal systems. Also known as a (Venus) flytrap after the insect-eating plant.
  • franking machine — a machine that franks letters
  • french ice cream — a type of ice cream in which an egg and cream mixture is cooked to a light custard before being frozen.
  • galenic pharmacy — the art or practice of preparing and dispensing galenicals.
  • garlic mushrooms — mushrooms, often pan-fried, cooked with garlic
  • geomorphological — Of or pertaining to geomorphology.
  • haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
  • haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
  • hamming distance — (data)   The minimum number of bits that must be changed in order to convert one bit string into another. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming.
  • hamming, richard — Richard Hamming
  • hard rock mining — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
  • hayes-compatible — (communications)   A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
  • hematocrit-value — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
  • hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
  • hemolytic anemia — an anemic condition characterized by the destruction of red blood cells: seen in some drug reactions and in certain infectious and hereditary disorders.
  • hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.
  • hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
  • high-maintenance — needing frequent maintenance or repair: My bike is high-maintenance; this is its third front wheel this month.
  • high-muck-a-muck — an important, influential, or high-ranking person, especially one who is pompous or conceited.
  • high-performance — A high-performance car or other product goes very fast or does a lot.
  • himachal pradesh — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
  • hispano-american — Spanish.
  • homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
  • huffman encoding — Huffman coding
  • hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
  • hydraulic mining — placer mining using a pressurized stream of water.
  • hydrobromic acid — a colorless or faintly yellow corrosive liquid, HBr, an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypnagogic image — an image experienced by a person just before falling asleep, which often resembles a hallucination
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • immunochemically — In an immunochemical way.
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • infernal machine — a concealed or disguised explosive device intended to destroy life or property.
  • insurance scheme — a scheme that provides insurance
  • joachim of fiore — ?1132–1202 ad, Italian mystic and philosopher, best known for teaching that history can be divided into three ages, those of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
  • knitting machine — machine that knits yarn into fabric
  • lachryma christi — a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • lord chamberlain — (in Britain) the chief official of the royal household
  • lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
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