11-letter words containing c, h, y, a
- caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
- calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- calycanthus — any of several shrubs of the genus Calycanthus, found in North America
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- carry light — a searchlight used to illuminate a target while it is tracked and fired upon.
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
- catarrhally — in a manner relating to the inflammation of a mucous membrane
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- catholicity — a wide range of interests, tastes, etc; liberality
- cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- chalazogamy — (of plants) the process of fertilization whereby the pollen tube penetrates the embryosac through the chalaza rather than through the micropyle
- chalcedonyx — a variety of chalcedony characterized by alternate stripes of black and white
- chaleur bay — an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between NE New Brunswick and SE Quebec, in SE Canada: rich fishing ground. About 85 miles (135 km) long; 15–25 miles (24–40 km) wide.
- chamaephyte — a plant whose buds are close to the ground
- chancellery — A chancellery is the building where a chancellor has his offices.
- chancellory — Alternative spelling of chancellery.
- changefully — In a changeful manner.
- chao phraya — a river in N Thailand, rising in the N highlands and flowing south to the Gulf of Thailand. Length: (including the headstreams Nan and Ping) 1200 km (750 miles)
- chaotically — completely confused or disordered: a chaotic mass of books and papers.
- charactonym — a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character.
- chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
- charityware — careware
- charlatanry — charlatanism.
- charmlessly — in a charmless manner
- chateauguay — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
- cheap money — money lent at a low rate of interest
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chemigraphy — any technique for making engravings or etchings using chemicals and without the aid of photography.
- cherry coal — a type of bituminous coal that burns readily and gives a hot fire.
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chevy chase — (The Ballad of Chevy Chase) a 15th-century English ballad describing the battle of Otterburn between the Percys and the Douglases.
- chiasmatypy — the process of chiasma formation, which is the basis for crossing over.
- chickabiddy — a term of endearment, esp for a child
- chieftaincy — the chief of a clan or a tribe.
- chieftainry — the area governed by a chieftain
- chikungunya — A viral disease resembling dengue, transmitted by mosquitoes and endemic in East Africa and parts of Asia.
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chimney cap — a raised cover for the top of a chimney, usually in the form of a slab or cornice.
- chirography — handwriting; penmanship
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- choanocytes — Plural form of choanocyte.
- chorography — the technique of mapping regions
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- christmassy — Something that is Christmassy is typical of or suitable for Christmas.
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.