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12-letter words containing c, h, o, r, i, n

  • chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
  • chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
  • chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
  • chlorohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group and a chlorine atom
  • chloropicrin — a colourless insoluble toxic lachrymatory liquid used as a pesticide and a tear gas; nitrotrichloromethane. Formula: CCl3NO2
  • chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
  • choir-screen — a partition or a screen in a church that acts as a divide between the choir and the aisles
  • cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.
  • chondriosome — mitochondrion
  • chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
  • chordophonic — of or relating to a chordophone
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
  • christophene — chayote.
  • chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
  • chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
  • chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
  • chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
  • chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
  • chronophobia — Fear of the passing of time, or more generally of time itself.
  • chronotropic — affecting the rate or timing of a physiologic process, as the heart rate.
  • chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
  • chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
  • co-ownership — the fact or state of being one of the joint owners of something
  • cochairwoman — a woman who cochairs an organization
  • cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
  • code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
  • coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
  • conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
  • conidiophore — a simple or branched hypha that bears spores (conidia) in such fungi as Penicillium
  • constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
  • consumership — the state of being a consumer
  • copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
  • corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
  • corner chair — a chair having an approximately square seat with a leg at each corner and a back extending around two adjacent sides.
  • cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
  • cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
  • costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
  • couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
  • counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
  • counterweigh — counterbalance
  • craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
  • cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
  • criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
  • curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
  • cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
  • dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
  • drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
  • echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
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