10-letter words containing c, i, h, o, r, a
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- door chain — a short chain with a removable slide fitting that can be attached between the inside of a door and the doorjamb to prevent the door from being opened more than a few inches without the chain being removed.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- escharotic — Capable of producing an eschar.
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- geographic — of or relating to geography.
- hagiocracy — government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
- harmonical — Alternative form of harmonic.
- harmonicas — Plural form of harmonica.
- harmonicon — harmonica (def 1).
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- hematocrit — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
- heroic age — one of the five periods in human history, when, according to Hesiod, gods and demigods performed heroic and glorious deeds.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hierocracy — rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- hieromancy — divination through studying objects offered in sacrifice
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- holocarpic — (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- homorganic — (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
- horn chair — a chair, especially of the late 19th-century U.S., having a frame made from steer, elk, buffalo, or other animal horns.
- horrifical — Of or pertaining to horror.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- ice anchor — a large, hooklike device for setting in ice to anchor a vessel or to provide a hold for a hawser in warping it along.
- iconograph — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- inharmonic — not harmonic; dissonant.
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- man orchid — an orchid, Aceras anthropophorum, having greenish or reddish flowers in a loose spike, with a deeply lobed dark brown lip thought to resemble the silhouette of a man
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- monarchial — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchism — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchize — to carry out the duties or functions of a monarch
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- mycorrhiza — a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus, especially a basidiomycete, with the roots of certain plants, in which the hyphae form a closely woven mass around the rootlets or penetrate the cells of the root.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.