10-letter words containing c, h, o, p, a
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- copenhagen — the capital of Denmark, a port on Zealand and the Amager Islands on a site inhabited for some 6000 years: exports chiefly agricultural products; iron and steel works; university (1479). Pop: 501 664 (2004 est)
- copperhead — a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- coprophagy — feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- crapshoots — Plural form of crapshoot.
- crashproof — (of a vehicle) resistant to damage and as safe as possible for the occupants in the event of a crash.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- cyanopathy — (medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.
- cyanophyta — a phylum, or subkingdom, in the kingdom Monera, comprising the blue-green algae.
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- diaphonics — The doctrine of refracted sound; diacoustics.
- dictaphone — a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- echo plate — (in sound recording or broadcasting) an electromechanical device for producing echo and reverberation effects
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- encephalo- — indicating the brain
- encephalon — The brain.
- ethnoscape — A transnational distribution of correlated people.
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- geographic — of or relating to geography.
- grand chop — (in China and India trade) a customs clearance.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- halophilic — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- happi coat — a Japanese lounging jacket with wide, loose sleeves and often an overlapping front closure usually tied with a sash.
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- hectograph — a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.
- hemianopic — having or relating to hemianopia
- hepatocyte — a cell of the main tissue of the liver; liver cell.
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heptachord — a musical scale of seven notes.
- heptapodic — having seven metrical feet
- heptatonic — (of a musical scale) comprising seven notes
- hippocampi — Classical Mythology. a sea horse with two forefeet, and a body ending in the tail of a dolphin or fish.
- holocarpic — (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- holy place — somewhere sacred
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- honor camp — a prison work camp operating on an honor system.
- hopper car — a freight car, usually open at the top and containing one or more hoppers so that bulk cargo can be quickly discharged through its bottom.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.