12-letter words containing c, i, n, h, o, a
- corner chair — a chair having an approximately square seat with a leg at each corner and a back extending around two adjacent sides.
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- fashion icon — a person or thing that is very well known as being highly fashionable
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- francophobia — the phenomenon of hating French speakers, culture, or people
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
- graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- harmonic law — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- harmonically — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harmonichord — a musical instrument resembling an upright piano intended to fuse the sound of a violin with the functionality of a piano, the tone therefore produced using friction rather than through striking
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hexacosanoic — as in hexacosanoic acid
- hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high command — the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.