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16-letter words containing o, r, c, h, a, d

  • non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
  • off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
  • oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
  • orographic cloud — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as the banner cloud and crest cloud.
  • orthoformic acid — a hypothetical acid, HC(OH) 3 , known only in the form of its esters.
  • patched-together — makeshift; roughly made from disparate elements
  • pharmacodynamics — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.
  • phonocardiograph — an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
  • phosphorous acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble acid of phosphorus, H 3 PO 3 , from which phosphites are derived.
  • pinot chardonnay — Chardonnay.
  • pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
  • pyramidal orchid — a chalk-loving orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur
  • radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
  • radiographically — the production of radiographs.
  • rhabdomyosarcoma — a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.
  • round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
  • roundabout chair — corner chair.
  • run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
  • secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
  • secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
  • shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • shared resources — the sharing of peripherals among several terminals
  • show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
  • stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
  • synchronous dram — Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • taurocholic acid — an acid, C 26 H 45 NO 7 S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of carnivorous animals, which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid.
  • the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
  • thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
  • thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
  • 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.
  • to carry the day — If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.
  • twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
  • uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
  • wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
  • windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor
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