11-letter words containing c, h, o, l, i
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- 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.
- polytrophic — (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances.
- procephalic — of or relating to the head.
- prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- protolithic — noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user.
- protophilic — having or involving an affinity for hydrogen ions (protons)
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- psychobilly — loud frantic rockabilly music
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychologic — of or relating to psychology.
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
- rail anchor — a fastening device for attaching the base of a rail to a crosstie.
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
- schizopodal — pertaining to a split-foot or appendage
- scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
- school life — the period of your life that you spend at school
- school milk — (formerly, in Britain) a third of a pint of milk, originally provided free by the local education authority to all young pupils, then later given only to children who passed a needs or means test
- school ship — a vessel used in training students for nautical careers.
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- school trip — educational outing
- schoolchild — a child attending school.
- schoolgoing — the act of going to school
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- scopophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scopophilic — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scorchingly — in a scorching manner
- scotophilic — living and flourishing in darkness.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips