10-letter words containing c, h, o, l, i
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- chocaholic — Alternative spelling of chocoholic.
- chocoholic — A chocoholic is someone who eats a great deal of chocolate and finds it hard to stop themselves eating it.
- choiceless — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- choir loft — a gallery in a cathedral, abbey, or church used by the choir
- choirgirls — Plural form of choirgirl.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choke coil — an inductor used to limit or suppress alternating current without stopping direct current
- choliambic — relating to or in the form of choliambs
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chop logic — to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- chorrillos — a city in W central Peru.
- chromophil — a cell that takes a stain easily
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicler — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clomiphene — a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women
- close with — to engage in battle with an enemy
- cloth-like — resembling cloth
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.
- clownishly — In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
- co-publish — to publish (something) with another person or company
- coccoliths — Plural form of coccolith.
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- cohesively — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- colchicine — a pale-yellow crystalline alkaloid extracted from seeds or corms of the autumn crocus. It is used in the treatment of gout and to create polyploid plants by inhibiting chromosome separation during meiosis. Formula: C22H25NO6
- colchicums — Plural form of colchicum.
- cold light — light emitted at low temperatures from a source that is not incandescent, such as fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, or triboluminescence
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- conchiglie — pasta in the form of shells
- conchiolin — a fibrous insoluble protein that forms the basic structure of the shells of molluscs. Formula: C30H48O11N9
- conchoidal — (of the fracture of minerals and rocks) having smooth shell-shaped convex and concave surfaces
- consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- cook-chill — a method of food preparation used by caterers, in which cooked dishes are chilled rapidly and reheated as required
- coolie hat — a wide, conical straw hat worn especially as a shield against the sun.
- cornholing — to have anal intercourse with.
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cystoliths — Plural form of cystolith.