10-letter words containing c, h
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- chloroform — Chloroform is a colourless liquid with a strong sweet smell, which makes you unconscious if you breathe its vapour.
- chlorophyl — Alternative form of chlorophyll.
- choanocyte — any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum
- chocaholic — Alternative spelling of chocoholic.
- chock-full — Something that is chock-full is completely full.
- chockstone — a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
- chocoholic — A chocoholic is someone who eats a great deal of chocolate and finds it hard to stop themselves eating it.
- chocolates — Plural form of chocolate.
- chocolatey — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- choiceless — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- choiceness — The condition of being choice.
- choir loft — a gallery in a cathedral, abbey, or church used by the choir
- choirgirls — Plural form of choirgirl.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choke back — If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- choke coil — an inductor used to limit or suppress alternating current without stopping direct current
- choke down — to swallow with difficulty
- choke-full — chock-full.
- choke-hold — a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind: The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath.
- chokeberry — any of various North American rosaceous shrubs of the genus Aronia
- chokeholds — Plural form of chokehold.
- chokepoint — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
- cholagogue — a drug or other substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum
- cholecysts — Plural form of cholecyst.
- choliambic — relating to or in the form of choliambs
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chomophyte — any plant that grows on rocky ledges or in fissures and crevices
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- chondromas — Plural form of chondroma.
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- choosiness — The state of being choosy.
- chop block — butcher-block.
- chop logic — to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
- chop-house — a restaurant specializing in chop, steaks, and the like.
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chophouses — Plural form of chophouse.
- chopped-up — cut into pieces
- choppiness — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.