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14-letter words containing a, c, h, e, l

  • chequered flag — the black-and-white checked flag traditionally shown to the winner and all finishers at the end of a motor race by a senior race official
  • chicken ladder — an inclined plank with transverse cleats.
  • child guidance — the counselling of emotionally disturbed children
  • children's day — the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.
  • chinese leaves — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
  • chippewa falls — a city in W Wisconsin.
  • chivalrousness — The state of being chivalrous.
  • chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
  • chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
  • chloride paper — a relatively slow printing paper coated with an emulsion of silver chloride: used mostly for contact prints.
  • chloroargyrite — a greyish-yellow or colourless soft secondary mineral consisting of silver chloride in cubic crystalline form: a source of silver. Formula: AgCl
  • chlorochromate — (inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion CrClO3-, or any salt containing this anion.
  • chlorophyllase — an enzyme found in plants that decomposes chlorophyll by removing the phytol chain.
  • chlorothiazide — a diuretic drug administered orally in the treatment of chronic heart and kidney disease and hypertension. Formula: C7H6ClN3O4S2
  • chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
  • chlorpropamide — a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S
  • chlorthalidone — a diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension
  • chocolate cake — a cake flavoured with cocoa or chocolate
  • chocolate drop — a small disc of chocolate
  • chocolate milk — milk flavored with chocolate syrup or powdered chocolate.
  • chocolate tree — cacao (def 1).
  • cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
  • cholelithiases — the presence of gallstones.
  • cholelithiasis — the occurrence or development of gallstones in the gall bladder
  • cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
  • cholesteatomas — Plural form of cholesteatoma.
  • cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
  • cholinesterase — an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine to choline and acetic acid
  • choral society — an organization of amateur singers
  • christmas seal — a decorative stamp sold by some charitable organizations during the Christmas season to raise money.
  • chrome leather — leather tanned with chrome.
  • chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
  • chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
  • clabber cheese — cottage cheese.
  • clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes.
  • class schedule — In a school or college, a class schedule is a list that shows the times in the week at which particular subjects are taught. You can also refer to the range of subjects that a student learns or the classes that a teacher teaches as their class schedule.
  • claustrophobes — Plural form of claustrophobe.
  • clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord
  • clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
  • clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
  • clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
  • climate change — change occurring in the Earth's overall climate and in particular climates, now regarded as a result of human activity and resulting generally in global warming
  • climb the wall — If you say that you are climbing the walls, you are emphasizing that you feel very frustrated, nervous, or anxious.
  • cloister garth — garth (def 1).
  • clothes basket — a basket for storing and transporting clothes that need washing, or have been washed
  • clothes hanger — item for hanging clothing
  • cochlear nerve — the branch of the auditory nerve that connects with the cochlea and transmits impulses to the hearing center of the brain
  • coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
  • coffee-klatsch — to gather for a coffee klatsch.
  • cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
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