12-letter words containing c, o, l, h, e
- czechoslovak — Czechoslovak means belonging or relating to the former state of Czechoslovakia.
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- double cloth — a cloth used in overcoating, blankets, brocade, etc., made by interweaving two physically discrete fabrics at various points in the pattern by bringing warp and fill yarns from each through the other to be worked on the opposite face of the compound fabric.
- double dutch — a form of the game of jump rope in which two persons, holding the respective ends of two long jump ropes, swing them in a synchronized fashion, usually directed inward so the ropes are going in opposite directions, for one or two others to jump over.
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double-check — a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- dutch clover — white clover.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- epencephalon — the cerebellum and pons Varolii
- eschscholzia — Any of the flowers in the Eschscholzia genus, especially the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica).
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- field hockey — a game played on a rectangular field having a netted goal at each end, in which two teams of 11 players each compete in driving a small leather-covered ball into the other's goal, each player being equipped with a stick having a curved end or blade that is flat on one side and rounded on the other.
- flesh colour — of a yellowish-pink to yellowish-grey colour roughly that of the skin of a white person
- flower child — (especially in the 1960s) a young person, especially a hippie, rejecting conventional society and advocating love, peace, and simple, idealistic values.
- fluorochrome — any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.
- fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- fowl cholera — a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.