12-letter words containing c, h, r, o, n, e
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- crossbencher — A member of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, who does not vote regularly with either the government or the main opposition party.
- crowned head — a monarch
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- dodecahedron — a solid figure having 12 faces.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- en brochette — (esp of meat) roasted or grilled on a skewer
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- for a change — contrary to the norm
- forked chain — branched chain.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- french congo — former name of the People's Republic of the Congo.
- french doors — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french shore — either of two stretches of coastline inhabited mainly by Francophone Canadians: the W coast of Newfoundland and the SW coast of Nova Scotia between Yarmouth and Digby.
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- french union — a former association of France and its overseas territories, colonies, and protectorates as constituted in 1946: superseded by the French Community in 1958.
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- heliocentric — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- heroic tenor — a tenor with a dramatic voice
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- heterochrony — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- heterophonic — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.