12-letter words containing c, h, i, t, o, n
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- cholinolytic — capable of blocking the action of acetylcholine and related compounds.
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- christophene — chayote.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
- chronotropic — affecting the rate or timing of a physiologic process, as the heart rate.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- cockfighting — The sport (illegal in certain countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Fighting cocks often have had their legs fitted with metal spurs.
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- coenesthesia — general awareness of one's own body
- cohabitating — cohabit.
- cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
- contact high — a state of altered consciousness caused by inhaling the drugs other people are smoking
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- fifth column — a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.