10-letter words containing c, h, o, p
- coryphodon — a primitive hoofed mammal of the extinct genus Coryphodon, of the early Eocene Epoch, having a long, thickset body, short legs, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- cough drop — a lozenge to relieve a cough
- courtships — Plural form of courtship.
- cousinship — Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- 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.
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- crushproof — unable to be crushed or creased
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cryophorus — a glass tube with a bulb at each end which contains water and water vapour, used in physics to demonstrate freezing by evaporation
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- ctenophore — any marine invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora, including the sea gooseberry and Venus's-girdle, whose body bears eight rows of fused cilia, for locomotion
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- 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.
- cymophenol — (organic compound) synonym of carvacrol.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- cytophilic — (of antibodies, etc) having an attraction or affinity to cells
- 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
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- docentship — privatdocent.
- doctorship — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- drop cloth — a sheet of cloth, paper, plastic, or the like laid over furniture and floors for protection while a room is being painted or laid over shrubbery while the exterior of a house is being painted.
- dropcloths — Plural form of dropcloth.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- 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.
- ecphonesis — the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in “O tempore! O mores!”.
- ectomorphs — Plural form of ectomorph.
- ectomorphy — having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).
- ectophytes — Plural form of ectophyte.
- encephalo- — indicating the brain
- encephalon — The brain.
- endophytic — Of or relating to an endophyte.
- enphytotic — (of plant diseases) causing a constant amount of damage each year
- entophytic — relating to an entophyte
- epimorphic — (zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).