11-letter words containing c, h, o, y
- county home — a county poorhouse.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- crazy horse — Native American name Ta-Sunko-Witko. ?1849–77, Sioux chief, remembered for his attempts to resist White settlement in Sioux territory
- crazy house — an asylum for people with psychiatric disorders
- crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
- crushworthy — (usually, of a, person) Suitable for a crush (infatuation): attractive.
- cryohydrate — a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions at low temperatures: a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water
- cryophysics — a branch of physics in which phenomena are studied at low temperatures
- cryotherapy — medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs
- cryptograph — something written in code or cipher
- cryptophyte — any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface
- cryptorchid — an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cycadophyte — any plant belonging to the phylum Cycadophyta
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cyclohexene — (organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.
- cyclothymia — a condition characterized by periodical swings of mood between excitement and depression, activity and inactivity
- cyclothymic — Of or pertaining to cyclothymia.
- cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
- cynophilist — a person with a love of dogs
- cystography — radiography of the urinary bladder using a contrast medium
- cystolithic — a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.
- cytochromes — Plural form of cytochrome.
- cytophagous — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
- deinonychus — a genus of carnivorous dinosaur which existed in the early Cretaceous period, notable for the unusually large curved claws on the second toe of its feet
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- donkeypunch — Alternative form of donkey punch.
- dyotheletic — relating to Dyotheletes
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- emery cloth — a cloth covered with abrasive emery particles, used for sanding
- endochylous — having water-storing cells
- epiphytotic — Relating to epiphytosis.
- erythrocyte — A red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. Erythrocytes contain the pigment hemoglobin, which imparts the red color to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- eschatology — The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- gynecopathy — any disease occurring only in women.
- haemocyanin — a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment in crustaceans and molluscs that functions as haemoglobin
- haltom city — a city in N Texas, near Fort Worth.
- hectocotyli — Plural form of hectocotylus.
- hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
- hedonically — of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
- heliochromy — the process and practice of producing a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject
- hematocryal — cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
- hemodynamic — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hepatectomy — excision of part of the liver.