16-letter words containing m, a, i, l, c, h
- mineral charcoal — a fibrous substance resembling charcoal and having a high carbon content, often occurring in thin layers in bituminous coal.
- misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
- missile launcher — system that fires missiles
- mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
- mnemotechnically — In a mnemotechnic manner; using mnemotechny.
- molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
- monotheistically — In a monotheistic manner.
- moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
- multi-way branch — switch statement
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- ophthalmological — Pertaining to ophthalmology.
- oxycalcium light — calcium light.
- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
- physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
- richard stallman — (person) Richard M. Stallman. Founder of the GNU project. He resigned from the AI lab at MIT so he would be free to produce free software which he could then distribute on his own terms. He went on to establish the Free Software Foundation to support the production of free software and ensure its free distribution. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- secular humanism — any set of beliefs that promotes human values without specific allusion to religious doctrines.
- sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
- simonyi, charles — Charles Simonyi
- spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- stomach stapling — Stomach stapling is an operation in which part of the stomach is removed in order to help a person to eat less and lose weight.
- summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
- thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
- trichotillomania — a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
- umbilical hernia — a hernia of the umbilicus.
- unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- whatchamacallits — Plural form of whatchamacallit.
- wheel animalcule — a rotifer.