10-letter words containing c, h
- cyanophyta — a phylum, or subkingdom, in the kingdom Monera, comprising the blue-green algae.
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- cycle hire — a business which rents out bikes to tourists, travellers, etc
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cyclohexyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- cyclothyme — a person suffering from cyclothymia
- cymophenol — (organic compound) synonym of carvacrol.
- cymotrichy — the state of having wavy hair
- cynghanedd — a complex system of rhyme and alliteration used in Welsh verse
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cypherpunk — A person who uses encryption when accessing a computer network in order to ensure privacy, especially from government authorities.
- cyphertext — (language) An interactive language for text formatting and typesetting.
- cystoliths — Plural form of cystolith.
- cytherea's — Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
- cytochrome — any of a group of naturally occurring compounds, consisting of iron, a protein, and a porphyrin, that are important in cell oxidation-reduction reactions
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- cytophilic — (of antibodies, etc) having an attraction or affinity to cells
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- dachshunds — Plural form of dachshund.
- dance hall — Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening.
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- deaconhood — the position of a deacon
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dead march — a piece of solemn funeral music played to accompany a procession, esp at military funerals
- death camp — A death camp is a place where prisoners are kept, especially during a war, and where many of them die or are killed.
- death care — the products, services, and arrangements having to do with funerals and burials.
- death cell — a prison cell for criminals sentenced to death
- death code — A routine whose job is to set everything in the computer - registers, memory, flags - to zero, including that portion of memory where it is running; its last act is to stomp on its own "store zero" instruction. Death code isn't very useful, but writing it is an interesting hacking challenge on architectures where the instruction set makes it possible, such as the PDP-8 or the Data General Nova. Perhaps the ultimate death code is on the TI 990 series, where all registers are actually in RAM, and the instruction "store immediate 0" has the opcode 0. The program counter will immediately wrap around core as many times as it can until a user hits HALT. Any empty memory location is death code. Worse, the manufacturer recommended use of this instruction in startup code (which would be in ROM and therefore survive).
- deathcamas — any of various plants (genus Zigadenus) of the lily family, with grasslike basal leaves and clusters of greenish or white flowers: often poisonous to sheep
- deathmatch — (in wrestling) a match in which many of the normal rules do not apply, typically leading to a more violent contest.
- deathplace — the place at which a person dies: Lincoln is buried in Illinois, but his deathplace was Washington, D.C.
- deathwatch — a vigil held beside a dying or dead person
- debauchees — Plural form of debauchee.
- debauchery — You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- decadrachm — a silver coin of ancient Greece equal to 10 drachmas.
- decahedron — a solid figure having ten plane faces
- decathexis — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- decathlete — a participant in a decathlon
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- deciphered — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- decipherer — A person who deciphers.
- deck chair — A deck chair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Deck chairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the yard.
- deck light — a skylight for a 'tween deck, built flush with the upper deck.
- deck watch — (on a ship) a precision watch used on deck for navigational purposes to avoid disturbing the chronometer.
- deckchairs — Plural form of deckchair.