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10-letter words containing a, r, h, n

  • cfortran.h — (library)   A transparent, machine independent interface between C and Fortran routines and global data, developed by Burkhard Burow at CERN. It provides macros which allow the C preprocessor to translate a simple description of a C (Fortran) routine or global data into a Fortran (C) interface. Version 2.6 runs on VAX/VMS/Ultrix, DECstation, Silicon Graphics, IBM RS/6000, Sun, Cray, Apollo, HP9000, LynxOS, f2c, NAG f90. cfortran.h was reviewed in RS/Magazine November 1992 and a user's experiences with cfortran.h are described in the Jan 93 issue of Computers in Physics.
  • chadderton — a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 33 001 (2001)
  • chaffering — Present participle of chaffer.
  • chagrining — Present participle of chagrin.
  • chagrinned — a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
  • chain fern — any of several ferns of the genus Woodwardia, having a chainlike row of sori on either side of the midrib of each fertile leaflet.
  • chain gear — a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.
  • chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
  • chain-work — any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.
  • chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
  • chairborne — having an administrative or desk job rather than a more active one
  • chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
  • chairwoman — The chairwoman of a meeting, committee, or organization is the woman in charge of it.
  • chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
  • challenger — A challenger is someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
  • chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
  • chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
  • chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
  • chambranle — the three-sided ornamental bordering found around doors, windows, and fireplaces
  • chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
  • chancellor — Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria.
  • chanceries — Plural form of chancery.
  • chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
  • chandelier — A chandelier is a large, decorative frame which holds light bulbs or candles and hangs from the ceiling.
  • chandigarh — a city and Union Territory of N India, joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana: modern city planned in the 1950s by Le Corbusier. Pop: 808 796 (2001), of city; 900 414 (2001), of union territory. Area (of union territory): 114 sq km (44 sq miles)
  • chandlerly — like, or pertaining to, a chandler
  • changeover — A changeover is a change from one activity or system to another.
  • changeroom — a room for use in changing one's clothes.
  • channeller — Alternative spelling of channeler.
  • chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
  • chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
  • chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
  • charabancs — Plural form of charabanc.
  • chardonnay — a white grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
  • chardonnet — (Louis Marie) Hilaire Bernigaud (ilɛr bɛrniɡo), Comte de. 1839–1924, French chemist and industrialist who produced rayon, the first artificial fibre
  • chargehand — a workman whose grade of responsibility is just below that of a foreman
  • chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
  • charlatans — Plural form of charlatan.
  • charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
  • charmingly — In a charming manner.
  • charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
  • chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
  • chattering — rapid and continuous talk
  • chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
  • chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • cheapernet — (networking)   (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
  • cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
  • chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
  • chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
  • chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
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