10-letter words containing c, h, o, s, i
- crossbirth — any abnormal labour in which the child is positioned across the uterus
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- cushioning — Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something.
- cystoliths — Plural form of cystolith.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- diaphonics — The doctrine of refracted sound; diacoustics.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromism — the state of being dichromic
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- dishcloths — Plural form of dishcloth.
- distichous — Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis, as leaves.
- ditch-moss — elodea.
- docentship — privatdocent.
- doctorfish — a surgeonfish, especially Acanthurus chirurgus, of the West Indies, having a bluish body and black tail.
- doctorship — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- dolichurus — a dactylic hexameter characterized by a redundant syllable at the end
- doohickeys — Plural form of doohickey.
- douchiness — (slang, derogatory) The quality of being douchey or douchy; objectionableness.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- ecchymosis — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- ecphonesis — the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in “O tempore! O mores!”.
- eightscore — one hundred and sixty
- escharotic — Capable of producing an eschar.
- escoveitch — (West Indies) escabeche.
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- geochemist — (chemistry, geology) A chemist or geologist who specializes in geochemistry.
- geophysics — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- grouchiest — Superlative form of grouchy.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- hackintosh — 1. (jargon, computer) An Apple Lisa that has been hacked into emulating a Macintosh (also called a "Mac XL"). 2. (jargon, computer) A Macintosh assembled from parts theoretically belonging to different models in the line.
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- harmonicas — Plural form of harmonica.
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- hedonistic — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- hemostatic — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- heroicness — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- highschool — a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.
- histiocyte — A stationary phagocytic cell present in connective tissue.
- histologic — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.