11-letter words containing c, h, l, o
- octachordal — having or consisting of eight notes or eight strings
- old hickory — Jackson1
- old scratch — the devil; Satan.
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- oligochaete — any of various annelids of the family Oligochaeta, including earthworms and certain small, freshwater species, having locomotory setae sunk directly in the body wall.
- oligochrome — the brand name of a light filtering device used in photography
- omnichannel — Using every channel.
- omphalocele — A hernia of the navel.
- on schedule — with no delay
- on the club — away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
- onycholysis — (medicine) The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed.
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- orchidology — the branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids.
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- overclothes — clothing worn outside other garments.
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- philomathic — relating to or enjoying the process of learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philosophic — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- photophilic — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- physiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- pilot chart — any of a number of charts issued to mariners by the U.S. Hydrographic Office and showing meteorological, hydrographic, and navigational conditions prevailing, or likely to prevail, subsequent to the date of issue in some part of the world: issued monthly for most areas.
- pilot cloth — a type of thick blue cloth used esp to make sailor's coats
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- plough back — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- polyalcohol — polyol.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polychotomy — the division of something into multiple parts
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polychromic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polygraphic — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polymorphic — polymorphism
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.