10-letter words containing c, h, r, o, n, i
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chronicity — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicler — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- cnidophore — a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- conchiform — shaped like a shell
- corinthian — of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
- cornetfish — any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.
- cornholing — to have anal intercourse with.
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- countryish — similar to that which is typical of country music
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crocheting — Present participle of crochet.
- diachronic — of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- door chain — a short chain with a removable slide fitting that can be attached between the inside of a door and the doorjamb to prevent the door from being opened more than a few inches without the chain being removed.
- echinoderm — any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- erythrocin — (medicine) synonym of erythromycin.
- euchlorine — an explosive gaseous mixture of chlorine and chlorine dioxide
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- harmonical — Alternative form of harmonic.
- harmonicas — Plural form of harmonica.
- harmonicon — harmonica (def 1).
- heroicness — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- hieronymic — of or relating to St. Jerome.
- hippocrene — a spring on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.
- histrionic — of or relating to actors or acting.
- homorganic — (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
- honorifics — Plural form of honorific.
- horn chair — a chair, especially of the late 19th-century U.S., having a frame made from steer, elk, buffalo, or other animal horns.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.
- hydroponic — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.