13-letter words containing c, h, i, t, n
- checkpointing — Present participle of checkpoint.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- chieftainship — the chief of a clan or a tribe.
- child benefit — In Britain, child benefit is an amount of money paid weekly by the state to families for each of their children.
- chime in with — If one thing chimes in with another thing or chimes with it, the two things are similar or consistent with each other.
- chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
- chimney swift — a North American swift, Chaetura pelagica, that nests in chimneys and similar hollows
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- china cabinet — a cabinet in which china is stored when not in use
- chinese white — white zinc oxide, formerly used in paints
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- christ within — (in Quakerism) the light of Christ in the soul of every person, considered as a guiding force.
- christian era — the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad, those previous to it bc
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- christiansand — former name of Kristiansand.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- 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.
- chylification — the process of turning into chyle
- chymification — the process of turning into chyme
- cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- clincher tire — an automobile tire having on each side of its inner circumference a rubber flange that fits under the turned-over edge of the wheel rim.
- cloth binding — a type of binding in which a book is bound in stiff boards covered with cloth
- coach station — A coach station is an area or a building which coaches leave from or arrive at on regular journeys.
- cocaine habit — an addiction to cocaine
- codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
- coinheritance — joint inheritance
- concert pitch — the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
- conductorship — The position of conductor of an orchestra.
- coniferophyte — (biology) conifer.
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- corinth canal — a ship canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf across the Isthmus of Corinth
- corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- cove lighting — indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- credit crunch — A credit crunch is a period during which there is a sudden reduction in the amount of money that banks and other lenders have available to lend.
- crosshatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- crotchetiness — The state or quality of being crotchety.