13-letter words containing c, h, a, o
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dodecahedrane — (organic compound) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C20H20, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.
- dodecahedrons — Plural form of dodecahedron.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- dolichocephal — a person with a head much longer than it is broad
- dolichocranic — dolichocephalic.
- dolichosaurus — any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs
- donald cherry — Donald Eugene ("Don") 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
- downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
- dutch auction — a method of auction consisting in the offer of a property at a price above the actual value and then at gradually reduced prices until a buyer is found.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- encephalocele — (medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.
- encephalogram — An image, trace, or other record of the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
- epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- eproctophilia — Sexual arousal from flatulence.
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
- eschscholzias — Plural form of eschscholzia.
- esophagoscope — An instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus.
- ethanoic acid — acetic acid
- ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- ethologically — In an ethological manner.
- ethyl alcohol — ethanol, alcohol
- express coach — a fast coach which goes from one place to another directly or with very few stops
- faction fight — a fight between rival Black groups, usually originating in tribal or clan feuds
- factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
- fatty alcohol — any of several long-chain alcohols from animals or plants, analogous to the fatty acids, used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, etc.
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- flash fiction — very short works of fiction that are typically no longer than a couple of pages and may be as short as one paragraph.
- float chamber — Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.
- fluorographic — of or pertaining to fluorography
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- for chrissake — for Christ's sake
- fort huachuca — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SE Arizona, SE of Tucson.
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- freedom march — an organized march protesting a government's restriction of or lack of support for civil rights, especially such a march in support of racial integration in the U.S. in the 1960s.