10-letter words containing c, h, t, o
- hepatocyte — a cell of the main tissue of the liver; liver cell.
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heptachord — a musical scale of seven notes.
- heptapodic — having seven metrical feet
- heptatonic — (of a musical scale) comprising seven notes
- heterocyst — one of the enlarged nitrogen-fixing cells occurring along the filaments in some blue-green algae.
- high court — Supreme Court.
- high-count — (of a woven fabric) having a relatively high number of warp and filling threads per square inch.
- hip pocket — back pocket of trousers
- 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.
- historico- — historical, historical and
- histrionic — of or relating to actors or acting.
- hold court — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- holocausts — Plural form of holocaust.
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- home match — a match played on a team's home ground
- homeotypic — of or relating to the second division in meiosis.
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homoerotic — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homothetic — similar; similarly placed.
- hootchinoo — hoochinoo.
- hope chest — (especially formerly) a chest or the like in which a young woman collected clothing, linens, and other articles in anticipation of marriage.
- horsecloth — a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.
- hot corner — third base (def 2).
- hot switch — a rapid transfer from one point of origin to another during a broadcast.
- hot ticket — an extremely popular or trendy person or thing; a person or thing in high demand.
- hotchpotch — a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened with barley.
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- housatonic — a river flowing S from NW Massachusetts through SW Connecticut to Long Island Sound near Stratford, Connecticut. 148 miles (240 km) long.
- housecoats — Plural form of housecoat.
- hovercraft — ACV.
- humoristic — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- hutchinson — Anne Marbury [mahr-buh-ree] /ˈmɑr bə ri/ (Show IPA), 1591–1643, American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637.
- hycanthone — A particular schistosomicide, a metabolite of lucanthone.
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hydrotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- hypoactive — Less than normally active.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.
- hypocenter — focus (def 5).
- hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.