11-letter words containing s, e, n, c, h
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isochronize — to make isochronal.
- john scopes — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- kinesthetic — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- 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.
- lüdenscheid — a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: manufacturing centre for aluminium and plastics. Pop: 79 829 (2003 est)
- lychnoscope — lowside window.
- 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.
- menoschesis — suppression of menstruation.
- 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.
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- metternichs — Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von [kley-mens ven-tsuh l ney-paw-moo k loh-tahr fuh n,, loh-tahr] /ˈkleɪ mɛns ˈvɛn tsəl ˈneɪ pɔ mʊk ˈloʊ tɑr fən,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.
- microinches — Plural form of microinch.
- microphones — Plural form of microphone.
- mischieving — (now Scotland) The causing of damage or terror; rampaging. (from 15th c.).
- misteaching — Present participle of misteach.
- monochromes — Plural form of monochrome.
- 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.
- nephoscopes — Plural form of nephoscope.
- nephroscope — (surgery) An instrument used to examine the kidney through an inserted tube.
- netherstock — a stocking
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
- nietzschean — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- nightscopes — Plural form of nightscope.
- noncohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- nontheistic — the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- on schedule — with no delay
- 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.
- on the cusp — If you say that someone or something is on the cusp, you mean they are between two states, or are about to be in a particular state.
- open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- orchestrion — a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children