12-letter words containing c, r, o, t, h
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chronotropic — affecting the rate or timing of a physiologic process, as the heart rate.
- chrysophytes — Plural form of chrysophyte.
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- chymotryptic — relating to chymotrypsin
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- clothes prop — a long wooden pole with a forked end, used to raise a line of washing to enable it to catch the breeze
- clothes rack — a framework for holding or displaying clothes in a shop
- clothes tree — an upright pole with branching hooks or pegs near the top to hold coats and hats
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- clotheshorse — a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing
- clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
- cock feather — the odd-coloured feather set on the shaft of an arrow at right angles to the nock
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- colour chart — a chart with samples of paint colours
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- concert hall — a hall where concerts are performed
- constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- covert cloth — a twill-weave cotton or worsted suiting fabric
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- crochet hook — a hooked needle used for crocheting
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- cross-stitch — Cross-stitch is a type of decorative sewing where one stitch crosses another.
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.