11-letter words containing c, h, e, l, o
- cushionless — without a cushion
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cyclohexene — (organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
- dame school — (formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write
- dame-school — a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.
- deschooling — to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dichlobenil — a nonselective preemergence herbicide, C 7 H 3 Cl 2 N, used primarily as a weed and grass killer.
- diotheletic — relating to diothelism
- double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
- doublecheck — Alternative form of double-check.
- dyotheletic — relating to Dyotheletes
- earth-color — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- echolocated — Simple past tense and past participle of echolocate.
- echolocator — An organism capable of echolocation.
- ectothermal — coldblooded (sense 1)
- emery cloth — a cloth covered with abrasive emery particles, used for sanding
- encephaloid — resembling the brain or brain matter
- encephaloma — a brain tumour
- endochylous — having water-storing cells
- eschatology — The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
- ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.
- euchologion — a collection of prayers
- flesh color — (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) a yellowish pink or pinkish cream color (approximating the skin color of a white person).
- fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- free school — a privately run school organized as an alternative to the traditional public or private school, usually following a highly flexible approach to the curriculum and teaching methods.
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- french roll — a circular or oval bread roll having a hard or crispy crust.
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- haematocele — Alternative spelling of hematocele.
- haemophilic — Of or pertaining to haemophilia.
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly
- half-second — 1/120 of a minute of time
- halo effect — a predisposition to admire all of a person's actions, work, etc., because of an estimable quality or action in the past.
- hammercloth — a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.
- hammerlocks — Plural form of hammerlock.