10-letter words containing e, a, c, h, r
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chi-square — an inferential statistic common in survey research
- chickarees — Plural form of chickaree.
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- child-care — having to do with the care of children, specif., of preschool children whose parents are employed
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chimaerism — the insertion of cells of a different genetic make-up into a fetus or embryo
- chimerical — wildly fanciful; imaginary
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
- chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chromonema — a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- clairseach — an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.
- clathrates — Plural form of clathrate.
- clawhammer — denoting a style of plucking the strings of a banjo in which the hand forms a clawlike shape
- cloth ears — a deaf person
- coachmaker — A coachbuilder.
- coalheaver — One who feeds coal into a furnace.
- coathanger — Alternative spelling of coat hanger.
- coauthored — one of two or more joint authors.
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- cockchafer — any of various Old World scarabaeid beetles, esp Melolontha melolontha of Europe, whose larvae feed on crops and grasses
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- comanchero — (in 19th-century New Mexico) a trader who traded with the Native American nomadic tribes such as the Comanche, Navajo, and Apache
- contrahent — entering into an agreement or contract
- copperhead — a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- cost-share — to share the cost of: to cost-share a joint venture.
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- cowcatcher — a metal frame on the front of a locomotive to clear the track of animals or other obstructions
- crackheads — Plural form of crackhead.
- crackhouse — a place where cocaine in the form of crack is bought, sold, and smoked.
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine