11-letter words containing n, a, c, h, e, s
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- in chambers — in the privacy of a judge's chambers
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- machineries — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- manchineels — Plural form of manchineel.
- manichaeism — the system of religious doctrines, including elements of Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, taught by the Persian prophet Mani about the 3rd century ad. It was based on a supposed primordial conflict between light and darkness, or goodness and evil
- marcheshvan — Heshvan.
- marchioness — marquise (defs 1, 2).
- mechanicals — (US) mechanical fixtures and fittings.
- mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- menthaceous — belonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae.
- merchandise — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- mesenchymal — Of or pertaining to the mesenchyme.
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- misteaching — Present participle of misteach.
- munchhausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- nacogdoches — a city in N Texas.
- nietzschean — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- on the case — If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- pantheistic — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonetastic — (communications) A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
- plane crash — an accident in which an aircraft hits land or water and is damaged or destroyed
- preachiness — the quality of being preachy; a preachy style, esp a tedious one
- prehispanic — Spanish.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- sarcenchyme — the connective tissue of some sponges
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schenectady — a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- screen wash — a fluid that is squirted onto a car windscreen to clean it
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.