15-letter words containing s, c, h, l, e
- close the books — to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report
- cocktail shaker — a container in which cocktails are mixed
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- common shelduck — a large, brightly coloured gooselike duck of the Old World, Tadorna tadorna
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- comptrollership — controller (def 1).
- copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- cradle snatcher — someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person
- crisis theology — a neoorthodox theology, advocated by Karl Barth and others, emphasizing the absolute necessity of faith and divine revelation in transcending the personal crisis, common to all humankind, that arises from the contradictions inherent in human nature and in the social order.
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- culture-shocked — a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment.
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- cycling clothes — special clothes, such as lycra shorts, suitable for cycling in
- czechoslovakian — Czechoslovakian means the same as Czechoslovak.
- dealer's choice — a card game, as poker, in which the dealer decides what particular game is to be played, often depending on the number of players, and designates any special variations or unusual rules, including setting the stakes.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- detachable lens — a lens on a digital camera that can be separated from the camera itself, making it easier for the photographer to take certain types of shot. A cable usually connects the disconnected lens and camera
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- doctoral thesis — a thesis written as part of a doctorate
- early christian — denoting or relating to the style of architecture that started in Italy in the 3rd century ad and spread through the Roman empire until the 5th century
- electric shaver — razor powered by electricity
- electrophoreses — Plural form of electrophoresis.
- electrophoresis — The movement of charged particles in a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field.
- electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
- eleutherococcus — a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune system
- english channel — waterway between England and France
- ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethnopsychology — The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups.
- ethyl cellulose — an ethyl ether of cellulose obtained as a white granular solid by treating wood pulp soaked in sodium hydroxide (alkali cellulose) with ethyl chloride: used in adhesives, plastics, insulation, etc.
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- fetishistically — in a fetishistic manner
- fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- fly honeysuckle — either of two honeysuckle shrubs, Lonicera canadensis, of eastern North America, or L. xylosteum, of Eurasia, having paired yellowish flowers tinged with red.
- forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- glanville-hicks — Peggy, 1912–1990, U.S. composer and music critic, born in Australia.
- gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
- gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- hair specialist — an expert in the treatment and care of human hair
- half-successful — achieving or having achieved success.