13-letter words containing c, h, a, n, g
- changing tone — cambiata.
- changing-note — cambiata.
- charing cross — a district of London, in the city of Westminster: the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen, Eleanor
- chart-topping — very popular; coming top in the charts
- checkweighman — a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.
- chiang ch'ing — Jiang Qing.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- chinling shan — Qinling Shan
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- chronographic — a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
- chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
- chthonophagia — (disease) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- claddagh ring — any of various elaborately designed rings, esp one in the shape of two hands embracing a heart, given as a token of lasting affection
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- cliff-hanging — of, relating to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger: a cliff-hanging vote of 20–19.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- collieshangie — a quarrel
- compsognathus — any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Compsognathus, of late Jurassic age, having a slender body that reached a length of 30 inches (76 cm).
- conchological — Of or pertaining to conchology.
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- corn exchange — A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold.
- coronagraphic — Of, pertaining to, or employing a coronagraph.
- cough and die — (jargon) barf. Connotes that the program is throwing its hands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight. "The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was looking for a printable, so it coughed and died." Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
- counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
- countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- crash landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- crosshatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- curb exchange — American Stock Exchange.
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dancing shoes — shoes worn by dancers
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- driving chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- encephalalgia — pain in the head; headache
- encephalogram — An image, trace, or other record of the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- exchange rate — relative value of currency
- faction fight — a fight between rival Black groups, usually originating in tribal or clan feuds
- fencing match — a match between fencers
- fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
- fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- free reaching — sailing on a free reach.
- french guiana — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french guinea — former name of Guinea.