11-letter words containing c, h, l, o, r
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot
- close reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- cloth-eared — deaf
- coal heaver — a workman who moves coal
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- cold harbor — a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.
- cold shower — shower: in cold water
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- coleorhizae — Plural form of coleorhiza.
- collagraphy — A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
- cologarithm — the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number; the negative value of the logarithm
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- color wheel — Art. one of a pair of primary or secondary colors opposed to the other member of the pair on a schematic chart or scale (color wheel) as green opposed to red, orange opposed to blue, or violet opposed to yellow. Compare analogous color. the relationship of these pairs of colors perceived as completing or enhancing each other.
- cool hunter — a person who is employed to identify future trends, esp in fashion or the media
- coprophilia — an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation
- coprophilic — an obsessive interest in feces.
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- copyholders — Plural form of copyholder.
- corbel arch — a construction like an arch but composed of masonry courses corbeled until they meet.
- corivalship — the state of being mutual rivals
- cram school — a private institution, especially in East Asia, that uses an accelerated curriculum to prepare students for university entrance exams.
- creole-fish — a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.
- crown wheel — the wheel next to the winding knob that has one set of teeth at right angles to the other
- culver hole — a hole for receiving a timber.
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.
- 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.
- echolocator — An organism capable of echolocation.
- ectothermal — coldblooded (sense 1)
- emery cloth — a cloth covered with abrasive emery particles, used for sanding
- 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).
- four-h club — an organization sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, established chiefly to instruct young people, originally in rural areas, in modern farming methods and other useful skills, as carpentry and home economics.
- 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.
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
- granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
- grass cloth — a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp
- groundcloth — A groundcloth is a piece of waterproof material which you put on the ground to sleep on when you are camping.
- hair colour — the colour or shade of someone's hair
- halocarbons — Plural form of halocarbon.