10-letter words containing c, l, e, n, h
- chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- check line — a checkrein.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- children's — a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl: books for children.
- chilliness — The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
- china blue — a bright greenish blue.
- chine nual — (documentation) /sheen'yu-*l/ (MIT) The LISP Machine Manual, so called because the title was wrapped around the cover so only those letters showed on the front.
- chiselling — (British) present participle of chisel.
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicler — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- cinch belt — a wide belt of elastic, leather, or fabric with a clasp or lacing in front, worn tightly to make the waist look smaller.
- cinephiles — Plural form of cinephile.
- clean-tech — using clean technology
- clientship — the state of being a client
- clisthenes — Cleisthenes
- clomiphene — a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.
- co-channel — denoting or relating to a radio transmission that is on the same frequency channel as another
- coelacanth — a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass Crossopterygii), having fleshy limblike pectoral fins and occurring off the coast of E Africa: thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938
- coherently — logically connected; consistent: a coherent argument.
- colchicine — a pale-yellow crystalline alkaloid extracted from seeds or corms of the autumn crocus. It is used in the treatment of gout and to create polyploid plants by inhibiting chromosome separation during meiosis. Formula: C22H25NO6
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- conchiglie — pasta in the form of shells
- cone shell — any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Conus and related genera, having a smooth conical shell
- crunchable — That can be crunched.
- cuban heel — a moderately high heel for a shoe or boot
- cymophenol — (organic compound) synonym of carvacrol.
- dance hall — Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening.
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- echeloning — Present participle of echelon.
- echinulate — (of a plant or animal) having a covering of prickles or small spines.
- encephalic — of or relating to the brain
- encephalo- — indicating the brain
- encephalon — The brain.
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.