13-letter words containing c, i, h, l
- child welfare — social work and services aimed at insuring the welfare of children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- child-custody — custody (def 4).
- childlessness — The state of being childless.
- childlikeness — the character of being like a child
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chile relleno — a Mexican dish of a green chile, usually hot, stuffed as with cheese or a meat mixture, then breaded and fried and served usually with a sauce
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- chili relleno — chile relleno
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
- chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
- chimney place — an open hearth.
- chimney wheel — smokejack.
- chinese block — a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow wooden block played with a drumstick
- chinling shan — Qinling Shan
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
- chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
- chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
- chlorocruorin — an oxygen-carrying substance that is found in the tissues of members of the division Annelida that is green in colour when oxygen is not present
- chloroforming — Present participle of chloroform.
- chloroformist — a person who is skilled in the use of or who dispenses or provides chloroform as part of their job
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- chlorous acid — an unstable acid that is a strong oxidizing agent. Formula: HClO2
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chrisom child — a baptized child that dies in its first month.
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- chromatically — In a chromatic manner.
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromatolytic — relating to chromatolysis
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- church slavic — a liturgical language used in Eastern Orthodox churches in Slavic countries since the 11th or 12th century, representing a development of Old Church Slavonic through contact with the national Slavic languages.
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- chylification — the process of turning into chyle
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- city of light — Paris2
- civil righter — a civil rightist.
- claddagh ring — any of various elaborately designed rings, esp one in the shape of two hands embracing a heart, given as a token of lasting affection