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11-letter words containing c, h, u, r, i

  • euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
  • eurhythmics — Alternative spelling of eurythmics.
  • fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
  • fruit ranch — a farm where fruit is the main produce.
  • funfkirchen — German name of Pécs.
  • furthcoming — an action raised to recover property which has been arrested in the hands of a third party
  • grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
  • ground itch — a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.
  • hacking run — (jargon)   (Analogy with "bombing run" or "speed run") A hack session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours. May cause you to "change phase the hard way".
  • hair colour — the colour or shade of someone's hair
  • hair-curler — a cylindrical device, usually electronic and heated, used to curl the hair
  • haircutting — an act or instance of cutting the hair.
  • hardicanute — 1019?–42, king of Denmark 1035–42, king of England 1040–42 (son of Canute).
  • haruspicate — of or relating to a haruspex
  • helichrysum — any of the numerous composite plants of the genus Helichrysum, having alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flower heads, including the strawflower.
  • heliculture — the science or occupation of raising snails for food.
  • hermeneutic — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
  • heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
  • hibernacula — Plural form of hibernaculum.
  • hierurgical — of or relating to sacred rites
  • high church — pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition, especially in adherence to sacraments, rituals, and obedience to church authority.
  • high colour — (hardware)   A colour depth of 16 (or 15) bits per pixel. Compare true colour.
  • hircocervus — (in classical and medieval fable) a mythical creature that is half goat and half stag
  • hour circle — a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the celestial poles and containing a point on the celestial sphere, as a star or the vernal equinox.
  • huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
  • hucksterish — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
  • hucksterism — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
  • hudibrastic — of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.
  • humouristic — Alternative spelling of humoristic.
  • humperdinck — Engelbert [eng-uh l-bert;; English eng-guh l-burt] /ˈɛŋ əlˌbɛrt;; English ˈɛŋ gəlˌbɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1854–1921, German composer.
  • hyperacuity — an extreme acuteness (of the senses)
  • hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
  • ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
  • interchurch — interdenominational.
  • isochronous — isochronal.
  • kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
  • kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
  • lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
  • lectureship — the office of lecturer.
  • light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
  • lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
  • lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
  • lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
  • mispurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • multichrome — chromium.
  • musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
  • neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
  • neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
  • night court — a criminal court that convenes at night for the quick disposition of charges and the granting of bail.
  • nudibranchs — Plural form of nudibranch.
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