13-letter words containing c, h, i, t
- chief justice — A Chief Justice is the most important judge of a court of law, especially a supreme court.
- 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.
- child cruelty — cruelty directed against children
- child custody — custody (def 4).
- child support — If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live.
- child-custody — custody (def 4).
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- 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
- chip graffiti — microchip art
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chiropractics — The practice of a chiropractor.
- chiropractors — Plural form of chiropractor.
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chloroformist — a person who is skilled in the use of or who dispenses or provides chloroform as part of their job
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chrematistics — Study of wealth.
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- 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.
- christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
- christmas day — Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
- christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
- chromatically — In a chromatic manner.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- 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.
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- 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
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- 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
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- cigarette ash — the ash created by smoking a cigarette