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11-letter words containing c, i, r, h, o, t

  • stichometry — the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
  • technicolor — (often lowercase) flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail.
  • terpsichore — Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
  • the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
  • the cornish — the natives or inhabitants of Cornwall
  • the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
  • theocentric — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
  • theomorphic — having the form or likeness of God or a deity.
  • theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
  • thermionics — the branch of physics that deals with thermionic phenomena.
  • thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
  • thermocline — a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below.
  • thermoduric — (of certain microorganisms) able to survive high temperatures, as during pasteurization.
  • thermogenic — causing or pertaining to the production of heat.
  • third force — a political faction or party, etc., occupying an intermediate position between two others representing opposite extremes.
  • thixotropic — the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken.
  • thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
  • thyrotropic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
  • tichorrhine — an extinct woolly rhinoceros with a bony nasal septum
  • tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
  • tocharian a — the eastern dialect of Tocharian
  • tocharian b — the western dialect of Tocharian
  • tomographic — relating to tomography
  • topographic — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • tracheation — the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.
  • tragic hero — a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat: Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.
  • tretchikoff — Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady)
  • trichinosis — a disease resulting from infestation with Trichinella spiralis, occurring in humans, caused by ingestion of infested, undercooked pork, and characterized by fever, muscle weakness, and diarrhea.
  • trichinotic — relating to trichinosis
  • trichlorfon — metrifonate.
  • trichloride — a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl 3 .
  • trichomonad — any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.
  • trichonotid — any fish of the family Trichonotidae, comprising the sand divers.
  • trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
  • tristichous — arranged in three rows.
  • trophically — of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
  • typographic — of or relating to typography.
  • tyrothricin — an antibiotic, obtained from the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis, consisting of tyrocidine and gramicidin and active against Gram-positive bacteria such as staphylococci and streptococci: applied locally for the treatment of ulcers and abscesses
  • ulotrichous — belonging to a group of people having woolly or crisply curly hair.
  • unprophetic — not prophetic, not seeing future events correctly
  • witchdoctor — Alternative form of witch doctor.
  • xerothermic — of or relating to the condition of being dry and hot: a xerothermic climate.
  • youth crime — crime committed by juvenile offenders
  • zoanthropic — relating to or displaying zoanthropy
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