11-letter words containing c, h, o, r, l
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polychromic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polygraphic — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polymorphic — polymorphism
- polytrophic — (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances.
- power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
- prep school — preparatory school.
- preschooler — a child below the official school starting age, usually a child up to age five.
- procephalic — of or relating to the head.
- prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- protolithic — noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user.
- protophilic — having or involving an affinity for hydrogen ions (protons)
- pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
- rail anchor — a fastening device for attaching the base of a rail to a crosstie.
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhynchocoel — a cavity found in certain invertebrate worms which contains the sucking organ
- roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
- sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
- scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- school trip — educational outing
- school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
- schoolcraft — Henry Rowe [roh] /roʊ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, U.S. explorer, ethnologist, and author.
- schoolmarms — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schoolwards — in the direction of school
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scorchingly — in a scorching manner
- screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
- scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- stockholder — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- subchloride — a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- superschool — a large school
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
- technicolor — (often lowercase) flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.
- terry-cloth — the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
- thermocline — a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below.
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.