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12-letter words containing c, o, h, a, b

  • cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
  • carbocholine — carbachol.
  • carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
  • carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
  • carbon brush — a small block of carbon used to convey current between the stationary and moving parts of an electric generator, motor, etc
  • cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
  • cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
  • cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
  • chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
  • chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
  • charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
  • charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
  • chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
  • checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
  • cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
  • cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
  • chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
  • child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
  • chlorocarbon — a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.
  • chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
  • chromophobia — Lb biology The quality of being resistant to staining.
  • chronophobia — Fear of the passing of time, or more generally of time itself.
  • coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
  • coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
  • cohabitating — cohabit.
  • cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
  • coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
  • cymbocephaly — scaphocephaly.
  • dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
  • debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
  • dispatch box — a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents
  • dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
  • echo chamber — a room or studio with resonant walls for broadcasting or recording echoes or hollow sound effects.
  • elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
  • francophobia — the phenomenon of hating French speakers, culture, or people
  • french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
  • global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
  • hack to bits — to damage severely
  • halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
  • hangchow bay — a bay of the East China Sea.
  • hansom (cab) — a 19th-cent. two-wheeled covered carriage for two passengers, pulled by one horse: the driver's seat is above and behind the cab
  • haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
  • hark back to — recall: earlier era
  • helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
  • hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
  • horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
  • hydrocarbons — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
  • hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
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