12-letter words containing c, h, o, n
- archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archilochian — denoting or relating to the 7th century bc Greek poet Archilochus or his verse, esp the iambic trimeters or trochaic tetrameters used by him
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autochthonal — Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.
- autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
- autochthonic — pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
- autohypnotic — Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- bonne bouche — a tasty titbit or morsel
- bonne chance — good luck
- bonus scheme — a scheme in a company or other organization according to which employees receive a bonus if they meet specified targets
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
- broken-check — a check pattern in which the rectangular shapes are slightly irregular.
- bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
- bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
- bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- cachinnation — raucous laughter
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- cacophonical — cacophonous
- cacophonious — cacophonous
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.