10-letter words containing c, h, o, r, e, i
- 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
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cnidophore — a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- coheirship — The state of being a coheir.
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- cornetfish — any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- crocheting — Present participle of crochet.
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- echinoderm — any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- eightscore — one hundred and sixty
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- epimorphic — (zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
- erythrocin — (medicine) synonym of erythromycin.
- escharotic — Capable of producing an eschar.
- euchlorine — an explosive gaseous mixture of chlorine and chlorine dioxide
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- exothermic — (of a reaction or process) Accompanied by the release of heat.
- geographic — of or relating to geography.
- geomorphic — of or relating to the form of the earth or the forms of its surface.
- geothermic — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- grouchiest — Superlative form of grouchy.
- hectoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectolitre — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- hematocrit — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- heroic age — one of the five periods in human history, when, according to Hesiod, gods and demigods performed heroic and glorious deeds.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heroicized — heroize.
- heroicness — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heroicomic — blending heroic and comic elements: a heroicomic poem.
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hieronymic — of or relating to St. Jerome.
- hippocrene — a spring on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.
- hochheimer — a Rhine wine produced at Hochheim, near Mainz, Germany.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- homoerotic — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- hoodiecrow — A hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
- hop-picker — a person employed or a machine used to pick hops