10-letter words containing a, l, h, m
- chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
- chambranle — the three-sided ornamental bordering found around doors, windows, and fireplaces
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimerical — wildly fanciful; imaginary
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chlamydial — of or relating to infections caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- choliambic — relating to or in the form of choliambs
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- clam-shell — the shell of a clam.
- clamshells — Plural form of clamshell.
- clawhammer — denoting a style of plucking the strings of a banjo in which the hand forms a clawlike shape
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- damselfish — any small tropical percoid fish of the family Pomacentridae, having a brightly coloured deep compressed body
- demothball — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- diathermal — of or relating to diathermy
- dochmiacal — of or relating to dochmiac verse
- dreamwhile — the duration of a dream
- dual-homed — (networking) A kind of connection to a FDDI network where a host is simultaneously connected to two separate devices in the same FDDI ring. One of the connections becomes active while the other one is automatically blocked. If the first connection fails, the backup link takes over with no perceptible delay. A dual-homed device can tolerate a fault in one of its "homes" whereas a dual-attached device can tolerate a fault in one of the rings.
- dummelhead — a stupid or slow-witted person
- emphatical — Emphatic.
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- englishman — adult male from England
- enthraldom — the condition of being enthralled
- ephemerals — Plural form of ephemeral.
- epithermal — relating to minerals formed from warm, shallow water
- ethambutol — a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- ethylamine — a colourless compound with an ammonia-like odour
- exothermal — Exothermic.
- fathomable — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- fathomless — impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.
- flash lamp — a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
- flesh meat — the meat of birds or of animals other than fish, clams, etc., used as food
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- geothermal — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- gillingham — a town in SE England, in Medway unitary authority, Kent, on the Medway estuary: former dockyards. Pop: 98 403 (2001)