13-letter words containing c, h, o, r
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
- breeches buoy — a ring-shaped life buoy with a support in the form of a pair of short breeches, in which a person is suspended for safe transfer from a ship
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
- broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
- bronchiolitis — a condition in which the small airways in the lungs become inflamed by a virus. It is most common in infants, who become breathless in severe cases. Recurrent attacks may lead to asthma
- bronchography — radiography of the bronchial tubes after the introduction of a radiopaque medium into the bronchi
- brown hickory — a North American hickory tree, Carya glabra
- butcher block — designating or of a thick slab made by gluing together strips of hardwood, as maple or oak, used for counter and table tops, etc.
- butcher's boy — a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, esp in the past
- cache storage — cache (def 3).
- cacographical — Synonym of cacographic.
- camphoraceous — similar to camphor
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carcinophobia — Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
- card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
- cardiographic — (physiology) Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
- carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- cartographers — Plural form of cartographer.
- caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
- cash customer — a purchaser who pays cash rather than by check, credit card, or charge account.
- castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
- catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
- catastrophism — an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes
- catastrophist — the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes.
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- catcher's box — box1 (def 16d).
- cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cephalothorax — the anterior part of many crustaceans and some other arthropods consisting of a united head and thorax
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- chaetophorous — bearing bristles; setigerous.
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
- chamber opera — an opera requiring few performers and a small orchestra.
- chamber organ — a small compact organ used esp for the authentic performance of preclassical music
- chandernagore — a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)
- changing room — A changing room is a room where you can change your clothes and usually have a shower, for example at a sports centre.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
- charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour