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13-letter words containing c, l, o, h

  • tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
  • thalassocracy — dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
  • the neolithic — the Neolithic period; New Stone Age
  • the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
  • the paleocene — the Paleocene Epoch or its rocks
  • the paleozoic — the Paleozoic Era or its rocks
  • theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
  • theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
  • thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
  • thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
  • thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
  • thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
  • three old cat — three-a-cat.
  • thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
  • throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
  • ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
  • to hold court — If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous.
  • to lose touch — If you lose touch with someone, you gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them.
  • to play havoc — If one thing plays havoc with another or wreaks havoc on it, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or damages it.
  • toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
  • topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
  • tortilla chip — Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa.
  • touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • trophic level — any class of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain, as primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers.
  • tropical fish — any of numerous small, usually brightly colored fishes, indigenous to the tropics, and often kept and bred in home aquariums.
  • tweet-a-holic — a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
  • typographical — of or relating to typography.
  • unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
  • underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
  • unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame
  • unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
  • untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
  • untheoretical — not theoretical; not belonging or pertaining to the realm of theory; not confined to the theoretical realm; (somewhat) concrete
  • velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
  • vinyl alcohol — an unstable liquid compound, C 2 H 4 O, found only in the form of its esters or as the polymer polyvinyl alcohol.
  • volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
  • watch oneself — to be careful, cautious, or discreet
  • water hemlock — any of several poisonous plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places.
  • welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
  • well-anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
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