16-letter words containing m, t, c
- gentlemen's club — a private social club whose members were traditionally aristocratic males
- geometric isomer — each of two or more chemical compounds having the same molecular formula but a different geometric arrangement; an unsaturated compound or ring compound in which rotation around a carbon bond is restricted, as in cis- and trans- configurations.
- geometric series — an infinite series of the form, c + cx + cx 2 + cx 3 + …, where c and x are real numbers.
- geometrical pace — a pace of 5 feet (1.5 meters), representing the distance between the places at which the same foot rests on the ground in walking.
- global community — the people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent
- gossip columnist — a person who writes a gossip column
- government stock — stock issued by the UK or another national government
- gram atomic mass — the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element.
- gross misconduct — a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
- haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
- 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.
- 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.
- hemicorporectomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
- 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.
- hemorrhoidectomy — the surgical removal of hemorrhoids.
- hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.
- hermaphroditical — Alternative form of hermaphroditic.
- heterochromosome — sex chromosome.
- heteromultimeric — (biochemistry) Describing a protein containing two or more different polypeptide chains.
- high-maintenance — needing frequent maintenance or repair: My bike is high-maintenance; this is its third front wheel this month.
- higher criticism — the study of the Bible having as its object the establishment of such facts as authorship and date of composition, as well as determination of a basis for exegesis.
- ho chi minh city — a seaport in S Vietnam.
- homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
- homeroom teacher — the teacher attached to the homeroom of a group of students
- humboldt current — a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
- hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
- hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- hyper-excitement — an excited state or condition.
- hyperaccumulator — a plant that absorbs toxins, such as heavy metals, to a greater concentration than that in the soil in which it is growing
- hypercompetitive — Extremely competitive.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypophysectomies — Plural form of hypophysectomy.
- image consultant — imagemaker.
- immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
- immunocompetence — having the potential for immunologic response; capable of developing immunity after exposure to antigen.
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- impact parameter — the perpendicular distance from the original center of a set of scattering particles to the original line of motion of a particle being scattered.
- impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
- imperceptibility — very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
- imperceptiveness — The quality of being imperceptive.
- imperfect flower — a unisexual flower with only stamens or only pistils
- imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
- imperfect market — a market where buyers or sellers can influence the market, and there is a lack of product information
- imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
- imperfectibility — The state or quality of being imperfectible.
- imperfectiveness — (grammar) The state or quality of being imperfective.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.