10-letter words containing c, l, o, h
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homocercal — having an equally divided tail, characteristic of adult modern bony fishes.
- homocyclic — of or noting a cyclic compound having atoms of only one element, usually carbon, in the ring (contrasted with heterocyclic).
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homophilic — (immunology) that reacts only with a specific antigen.
- homosocial — Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex.
- homuncular — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- homunculus — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- hop clover — a trefoil, Trifolium campestre, having withered, yellow flowers that resemble the strobiles of a hop.
- horrifical — Of or pertaining to horror.
- horse clam — gaper.
- horsecloth — a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.
- horseleech — a large leech, as Haemopis marmoratis, that infests the mouth and nasal passages of horses.
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- house call — a professional visit, as by a doctor or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.
- housecarls — Plural form of housecarl.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
- hucklebone — hipbone.
- humicolous — of or relating to organisms that live in or on soil.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydroceles — Plural form of hydrocele.
- hydrocoral — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hydromulch — to spread mulch on (a field, garden, etc.) in a stream of water propelled through a hose.
- hydrosolic — of or relating to a hydrosol
- hydroxylic — (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing hydroxyl groups.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hylozoical — characterized by the theory that all matter possesses life or that life is an essential property of matter
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- hyperlocal — relating to or focused on a very small geographical community, as a neighborhood: hyperlocal news websites; hyperlocal advertising.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypolithic — growing beneath rocks.
- hypothecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the hypotheca, the lower half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- ichthammol — a viscous, reddish-brown to brownish-black substance, obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous shales, used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic, analgesic, and local stimulant in skin disorders.
- iconophile — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isochronal — equal or uniform in time.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- john locke — Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.