11-letter words containing c, h, o, l, a
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- cold harbor — a locality in Virginia, NE of Richmond: Civil War battle in 1864.
- 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).
- collenchyma — a strengthening and supporting tissue in plants, consisting of elongated living cells whose walls are thickened with cellulose and pectins
- cologarithm — the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number; the negative value of the logarithm
- colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- complaineth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'complain'.
- cool-headed — If you describe someone as cool-headed, you mean that they stay calm in difficult situations.
- coprophilia — an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation
- 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.
- cuitlacoche — corn smut.
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cyclothymia — a condition characterized by periodical swings of mood between excitement and depression, activity and inactivity
- dame school — (formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write
- dame-school — a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.
- diaphonical — Diacoustic; diaphonic.
- dicephalous — having two heads
- 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.
- echolocated — Simple past tense and past participle of echolocate.
- echolocator — An organism capable of echolocation.
- ectothermal — coldblooded (sense 1)
- encephaloid — resembling the brain or brain matter
- encephaloma — a brain tumour
- eschatology — The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
- ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- 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
- haematocele — Alternative spelling of hematocele.
- haemophilic — Of or pertaining to haemophilia.
- hair colour — the colour or shade of someone's hair
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly