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16-letter words containing m, o, t, h, r, c

  • microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
  • microphotometric — of, involving, or relating to microphotometry
  • microstethoscope — a stethoscope containing an apparatus that greatly amplifies the sounds heard.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • 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.
  • monochromaticity — of or having one color.
  • mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
  • nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
  • north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
  • ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
  • orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
  • orthosympathetic — Of or pertaining to the sympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system.
  • pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.
  • peano arithmetic — (mathematics)   Giuseppe Peano's system for representing natural numbers inductively using only two symbols, "0" (zero) and "S" (successor). This system could be expressed as a recursive data type with the following Haskell definition: data Peano = Zero | Succ Peano The number three, usually written "SSS0", would be Succ (Succ (Succ Zero)). Addition of Peano numbers can be expressed as a simple syntactic transformation: plus Zero n = n plus (Succ m) n = Succ (plus m n) (1995-03-28)
  • perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • pheochromocytoma — a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system or adrenal medulla, that produces excess norepinephrine and epinephrine and causes hypertension, headaches, nausea, etc.
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • pragmatic theory — the theory of truth that the truth of a statement consists in its practical consequences, especially in its agreement with subsequent experience.
  • re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
  • reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
  • rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
  • richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
  • schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
  • sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
  • sharia-compliant — (of a product or service) produced or offered in accordance with the doctrines of the sharia
  • something fierce — desperately, intensely
  • spectrochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical analysis of substances by means of the spectra of light they absorb or emit.
  • spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
  • steal a march on — to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
  • stomach-churning — causing nausea.
  • the morn's nicht — tomorrow night
  • thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
  • 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.
  • three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
  • thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
  • through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
  • tobacco hornworm — the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca sexta, having a hornlike structure at its posterior end and feeding on the leaves of tobacco and other plants of the nightshade family.
  • trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
  • trichotillomania — a compulsion to pull out one's hair.
  • walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
  • without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
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