10-letter words containing c, h, e, r, o
- chersonese — (capital when part of a name)
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- chervonets — (formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- chesterton — G(ilbert) K(eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic
- 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
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- chifferobe — a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- chifforobe — an article of furniture that comprises a chest of drawers and a wardrobe
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chironomer — a person who is skilled in chironomy
- chirurgeon — surgeon
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- chokeberry — any of various North American rosaceous shrubs of the genus Aronia
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- choreiform — resembling the signs and indications of chorea
- choreology — the method of writing down the signs and characters that indicate movements in dance
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
- choropleth — a symbol or marked and bounded area on a map denoting the distribution of some property
- choucroute — a dish, resembling sauerkraut, that consists of cabbage that has been preserved by soaking in pickle
- christophe — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader; king of Haiti (1811–20)
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chrome red — any red pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of lead chromate and lead oxide; basic lead chromate
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chromomere — any of the dense areas of chromatin along the length of a chromosome during the early stages of cell division
- chromonema — a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
- chromosome — A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicler — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- chronopher — an instrument for transmitting time signals electronically.
- chronozone — (geology) A group of strata formed during the same chron of geologic time.
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- chunderous — nauseating