11-letter words containing c, o, a, h, n
- choke chain — a collar and lead for a dog so designed that if the dog drags on the lead the collar tightens round its neck
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- chord organ — an electronic organ having a small keyboard for the right hand and for the left hand a set of buttons each of which produces a full chord when pushed.
- chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- chromatinic — Of or pertaining to chromatin.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chuck wagon — a wagon carrying provisions and cooking utensils for men, such as cowboys, who work in the open
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- churchwoman — a female practising member of a church
- chymopapain — papain, esp. when injected into a slipped disk to dissolve pain-causing soft cartilage
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- co-chairman — one of two or more joint chairmen.
- coat hanger — A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
- coauthoring — Present participle of coauthor.
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- coenenchyma — gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- collenchyma — a strengthening and supporting tissue in plants, consisting of elongated living cells whose walls are thickened with cellulose and pectins
- colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- complaineth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'complain'.
- cooch dance — a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- coprophagan — a dung beetle
- corinthians — either of two books of the New Testament (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians)
- corn starch — Corn starch is a fine white powder made from corn, used as a thickener or binder in the manufacture of drugs.
- coronagraph — an optical instrument used to simulate an eclipse of the sun so that the faint solar corona can be studied
- coronograph — an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.
- craniograph — an instrument that outlines the skull.
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
- diaphonical — Diacoustic; diaphonic.
- discophoran — a member of the Discophora group
- disharmonic — lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant.
- donut peach — fruit
- douchecanoe — (vulgar, slang, pejorative) A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.