13-letter words containing a, r, c, h, e, o
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
- cache storage — cache (def 3).
- camphoraceous — similar to camphor
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- cartographers — Plural form of cartographer.
- caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
- cash customer — a purchaser who pays cash rather than by check, credit card, or charge account.
- castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
- catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- catcher's box — box1 (def 16d).
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cephalothorax — the anterior part of many crustaceans and some other arthropods consisting of a united head and thorax
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- chaetophorous — bearing bristles; setigerous.
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
- chamber opera — an opera requiring few performers and a small orchestra.
- chamber organ — a small compact organ used esp for the authentic performance of preclassical music
- chandernagore — a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
- charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour
- charles abbot — Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
- charles louis — (Karl Ludwig Johann) 1771–1847, archduke of Austria.
- charley horse — People sometimes refer to a cramp in the muscles of their leg or arm as a charley horse.
- charlier shoe — special light horseshoe
- charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- cheddar gorge — a pass through the Mendip Hills renowned for its stalactitic caverns and rare limestone flora
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemautotroph — an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide
- chemosurgical — of or relating to chemosurgery
- cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
- chicago ridge — a town in NE Illinois.
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver