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10-letter words containing c, o, n, h

  • nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
  • obrenovich — Alexander, Alexander I (def 3).
  • ochratoxin — a toxin produced by Aspergillus ochraceus and several other molds that commonly contaminate cereal grains: causes intestinal inflammation and kidney and liver degeneration when ingested by animals.
  • ochronosis — An autosomal-recessive metabolic disorder that causes an excess of homogentisic acid, resulting in adverse pigmentation, calcification, and inflammation of cartilaginous and related tissue throughout the body.
  • octachoron — (mathematics) A four-dimensional object equivalent to a cube, constructed out of sixteen cubes.
  • octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
  • oenophilic — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
  • off chance — See at chance (def 17).
  • off-chance — See at chance (def 17).
  • ohnosecond — (unit, humour)   (Presumably a play on "nanosecond") The miniscule time it takes to realize that you've just made a BIG mistake like typing rm -rf * in the wrong directory. Seen in Elizabeth P. Crowe's book, "The Electronic Traveller."
  • oil change — the replacement of dirty engine oil with clean engine oil
  • old french — the French language of the 9th through the 13th centuries. Abbreviation: OF.
  • only child — sb without siblings
  • open chain — a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
  • orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
  • orchardman — A man who owns or tends an orchard.
  • orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
  • orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
  • orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
  • orthotonic — characterized by muscular rigidity
  • ouananiche — A salmon of landlocked populations living in lakes in Labrador and Newfoundland.
  • oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
  • overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
  • pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
  • paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
  • paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
  • pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
  • pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
  • periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
  • phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
  • phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
  • phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
  • phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
  • phone call — telephone call
  • phone card — calling card (def 3).
  • phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
  • phonematic — phonemic.
  • phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
  • phonoscope — an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.
  • phosphonic — of or relating to phosponic acid or anything derived from it
  • photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
  • phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
  • phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
  • phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • phytogenic — of plant origin.
  • pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
  • pinchpoint — a traffic-calming measure in which the road narrows to one lane, with a sign indicating which oncoming driver should give way
  • pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
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