10-letter words containing c, o, h, i
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimborazo — an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft)
- chime hoop — a hoop used to secure the chimes of a barrel.
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chirognomy — the study of the hand in order to discern a person's nature or future events
- chirograph — an indenture
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chironomer — a person who is skilled in chironomy
- chironomic — relating to chironomy
- chironomid — a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges
- chirurgeon — surgeon
- chirurgion — Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chiungchou — Qiongzhou.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- chocaholic — Alternative spelling of chocoholic.
- chocoholic — A chocoholic is someone who eats a great deal of chocolate and finds it hard to stop themselves eating it.
- choiceless — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- choiceness — The condition of being choice.
- choir loft — a gallery in a cathedral, abbey, or church used by the choir
- choirgirls — Plural form of choirgirl.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choke coil — an inductor used to limit or suppress alternating current without stopping direct current
- chokepoint — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
- choliambic — relating to or in the form of choliambs
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- choosiness — The state of being choosy.
- chop logic — to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
- choppiness — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
- chopsticks — a pair of small sticks of wood or ivory, held together in one hand and used in some Asian countries as utensils, as to lift food to the mouth
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- choreiform — resembling the signs and indications of chorea
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
- chorrillos — a city in W central Peru.