13-letter words containing c, h, a, r, l
- 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.
- charter plane — a plane that has been chartered
- chemosurgical — of or relating to chemosurgery
- cherry laurel — a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits
- cheval screen — a fire screen, usually with a cloth panel, having supports at the ends and mounted on legs.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child welfare — social work and services aimed at insuring the welfare of children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- 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
- chloroacetone — a colorless, lachrymatory, poisonous liquid, C 3 H 5 ClO, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of insecticides and perfumes.
- chloromethane — methyl chloride.
- chloroplastal — of or like a chloroplast
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- chlorous acid — an unstable acid that is a strong oxidizing agent. Formula: HClO2
- chocolate bar — a block of chocolate
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- chromatically — In a chromatic manner.
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromatolytic — relating to chromatolysis
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromosomally — With reference to chromosomes.
- chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
- chub mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomber japonicus, of Atlantic and Pacific seas and parts of the Indian Ocean.
- church slavic — a liturgical language used in Eastern Orthodox churches in Slavic countries since the 11th or 12th century, representing a development of Old Church Slavonic through contact with the national Slavic languages.
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- 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
- class teacher — a teacher who teaches a class
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
- cleaner tooth — a saw tooth for cleaning loose chips from a kerf.
- clear channel — a radio broadcast channel cleared for long-distance broadcasting during nighttime hours.
- clear the air — to rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings, etc
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- 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.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- clishmaclaver — idle talk; gossip
- clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
- clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth