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13-letter words containing e, c, h, i

  • chinese-anise — Also called Chinese anise. a shrub or small tree, Illicium verum, of China, having white flowers that turn purple and bearing anise-scented, star-shaped clusters of carminative fruit.
  • chinkerinchee — a flowering plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, that produces clusters of white and yellow flowers
  • chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
  • chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
  • chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
  • chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
  • chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
  • chokecherries — Plural form of chokecherry.
  • cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
  • cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
  • chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
  • choreographic — Choreographic means relating to or connected with choreography.
  • chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
  • choripetalous — polypetalous
  • chrematistics — Study of wealth.
  • chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
  • christian era — the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad, those previous to it bc
  • christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
  • christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
  • christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
  • christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
  • chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
  • chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
  • chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
  • chromic oxide — a bright-green crystalline powder, Cr 2 O 3 , insoluble in water: used in metallurgy and as the pigment chrome green.
  • chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
  • chromospheric — Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
  • chronokinesis — (science fiction) The ability to manipulate time relevant to oneself.
  • chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
  • chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
  • chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
  • cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
  • cigarette ash — the ash created by smoking a cigarette
  • cinchonaceous — relating to cinchona
  • cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
  • cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
  • civil righter — a civil rightist.
  • civitavecchia — a city on the Tyrrhenian Sea in W central Italy: chief port of Rome.
  • clear the air — to rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings, etc
  • clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
  • clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
  • clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
  • cleistothecia — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
  • clincher tire — an automobile tire having on each side of its inner circumference a rubber flange that fits under the turned-over edge of the wheel rim.
  • clishmaclaver — idle talk; gossip
  • clistothecium — cleistothecium.
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • cocaine habit — an addiction to cocaine
  • cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
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