9-letter words containing c, o, h
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- chromato- — indicating colour or coloured
- chromidia — chromatins in cell cytoplasm
- chromogen — a compound that forms coloured compounds on oxidation
- chronaxie — the minimum time required for excitation of a nerve or muscle when the stimulus is double the minimum (threshold) necessary to elicit a basic response
- chronical — relating to or controlled by time
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- chrononym — (semiotics) A term for a specific period of time, such as
- chthonian — of or relating to the underworld
- chuanchow — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- chuck off — to abuse or make fun of
- chuck out — If you chuck something out, you throw it away, because you do not need it or cannot use it.
- chuckhole — a pothole
- chudskoye — Lakelake on the Estonian-Russian border: with its S extension, Lake Pskov, c. 1,400 sq mi (3,626 sq km)
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- churn out — To churn out something means to produce large quantities of it very quickly.
- churrasco — meat cooked over an open fire.
- cinchonas — Plural form of cinchona.
- cirrhosis — Cirrhosis or cirrhosis of the liver is a disease which destroys a person's liver and which can kill them. It is often caused by drinking too much alcohol.
- cirrhotic — a disease of the liver characterized by increase of connective tissue and alteration in gross and microscopic makeup.
- cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- closehead — the entrance to a tenement close
- cloth cap — A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men.
- cloth-cap — pertaining to or characteristic of the working class.
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- clothings — Plural form of clothing.
- clothyard — (historical) An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches.
- clownfish — any of several brightly coloured striped fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
- clubhouse — A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
- co durham — County Durham
- co-anchor — one of the usually two anchors for a radio or TV newscast
- co-author — The co-authors of a book, play, or report are the people who have written it together.
- coach box — the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach
- coach dog — Dalmatian
- coachable — capable of being coached
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coachload — A coachload of people is a group of people who are travelling somewhere together in a coach.
- coachwhip — a coachwhip snake
- coachwood — an Australian tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, yielding light aromatic wood used for furniture, turnery, etc
- coachwork — the design and manufacture of car bodies
- coalhouse — a shed or building for storing coal
- coauthors — Plural form of coauthor.
- coccolith — any of the round calcareous plates in chalk formations: formed the outer layer of unicellular plankton
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cochleate — shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted
- cockahoop — Alternative form of cock-a-hoop.
- cockfight — a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs
- cockhorse — rocking horse
- cockmatch — a cockfight
- cockroach — A cockroach is a large brown insect that is sometimes found in warm places or where food is kept.