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17-letter words containing n, i, h, c, l

  • iontophoretically — By means of iontophoresis.
  • julian of norwich — ?1342–?1413, English mystic and anchoress: best known for the Revelations of Divine Love describing her visions
  • kitchen appliance — a machine intended for use in the kitchen, such as a fridge or a food processor
  • lancashire heeler — a small sturdy dog of a breed with a short thick black or liver-coloured coat with tan markings, often used for herding cattle
  • lay it on (thick) — to exaggerate
  • light machine gun — any air-cooled machine gun having a caliber not greater than 0.30 inches (7.6 mm).
  • liquidity cushion — a reserve fund of assets held by a company or person
  • lisp machine lisp — (language)   An extension of Maclisp, now called Zetalisp.
  • lithium carbonate — a colorless crystalline compound, Li 2 CO 3 , slightly soluble in water: used in ceramic and porcelain glazes, pharmaceuticals, and luminescent paints.
  • local anaesthesia — the use of anaesthetics that affect a particular area of the body
  • local anaesthetic — sth injected to numb a body part for pain relief
  • lombrosian school — a school of criminology, promulgating the theories and employing the methods developed by Lombroso.
  • lymphangiographic — Relating to lymphangiography.
  • madonna and child — a representation of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus.
  • maintained school — a school financially supported by the state
  • mechanical digger — a machine used for excavation
  • mechanical pencil — a pencil for holding lead that can be extended by mechanical means.
  • mechanical tissue — a plant tissue made up of hard, thick-walled cells that add strength to an organ
  • mechanoelectrical — Describing the production of electricity by mechanical motion; especially in a transducer.
  • mental arithmetic — sums done in your head
  • methyl isocyanate — Chemistry. a highly toxic, flammable, colorless liquid, CH 3 NCO, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of pesticides: in 1984, the accidental release of a cloud of this gas in Bhopal, India, killed more than 1700 people and injured over 200,000.
  • michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
  • millennial church — the church of the Shakers.
  • mitochondrial dna — DNA found in mitochondria, which contains some structural genes and is generally inherited only through the female line
  • monochromatically — of or having one color.
  • monolith catalyst — A monolith catalyst is a type of catalyst whose surface is flat.
  • mont-saint-michel — a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.
  • nanotechnological — Of, pertaining to, or by means of nanotechnology.
  • nathaniel currierNathaniel, 1813–88, U.S. lithographer. Compare Ives (def 4).
  • nationalist china — China, Republic of.
  • natural harmonics — harmonics of a note produced on a stringed instrument by lightly touching an open or unstopped sounded string.
  • natural hat trick — three goals scored in succession by one player in one game or one period.
  • nautical twilight — the period of time during which the sun is 12° below the horizon
  • neo-scholasticism — a contemporary application of Scholasticism to modern problems and life.
  • nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
  • neuropathological — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from neuropathology, the pathology of nerve tissue.
  • neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
  • nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
  • nitrohydrochloric — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric acid and hydrochloric acids.
  • non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
  • nonalcoholic beer — Nonalcoholic beer is beer that does not contain any alcohol.
  • north little rock — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
  • nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
  • oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
  • omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
  • once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • pashmina politics — the adoption of political policies immediately after they have gone out of fashion
  • perpetual spinach — a variety of spinach that keeps producing edible leaves
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