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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.
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