11-letter words containing d, c, h
- moth orchid — any orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis, having thick, leathery leaves and loose clusters of flowers, usually white or tinged with rose or purple.
- musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
- mustachioed — a mustache.
- nacogdoches — a city in N Texas.
- naked lunch — a novel (1959–66) by William S. Burroughs.
- namechecked — Simple past tense and past participle of namecheck.
- ninth chord — a chord formed by the superposition of four thirds.
- non-hedonic — of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
- nonattached — not attached or connected, detached
- notochordal — Of or pertaining to the notochord.
- nudibranchs — Plural form of nudibranch.
- octachordal — having or consisting of eight notes or eight strings
- octahedrite — anatase.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- octahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- old hickory — Jackson1
- old scratch — the devil; Satan.
- on schedule — with no delay
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- orchardists — Plural form of orchardist.
- orchid tree — a tree, Bauhinia variegata, of the legume family, native to southeastern Asia, having lavender or purple flowers clustered in the leaf axils, cultivated in warm regions.
- orchidology — the branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids.
- orchidotomy — incision of a testis.
- orthodontic — Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.
- orthodromic — relating to orthodromy
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- overcharged — Simple past tense and past participle of overcharge.
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- pachydactyl — with thick digits
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- pas de chat — a jump of one foot over the other.
- pedomorphic — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- photoreduce — to undergo or to cause to undergo photoreduction
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- pitch-faced — (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick.
- pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
- placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- poached egg — A poached egg is an egg cooked gently in boiling water, without its shell.
- pond hockey — ice hockey played on a frozen pond
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).