12-letter words containing e, c, h, o, l
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- churchpeople — people belonging to a church
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
- close stitch — buttonhole stitch.
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closed shell — (in atomic structure) a shell that contains the maximum number of electrons permitted by the exclusion principle.
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- clothes moth — any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
- clothes pole — a post to which a clothesline is attached
- 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 shop — a shop selling clothes
- clothes tree — an upright pole with branching hooks or pegs near the top to hold coats and hats
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- clotheshorse — a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- cockleshells — Plural form of cockleshell.
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion
- cold cathode — a cathode from which electrons are emitted at ambient temperature, due to a high potential gradient at the surface
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- color scheme — In a room or house, the color scheme is the way in which colors have been used to decorate it.
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
- concert hall — a hall where concerts are performed
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- coronal hole — a part of the solar corona that appears dark on optical and x-ray images and is characterized by low temperature and low density.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- covert cloth — a twill-weave cotton or worsted suiting fabric
- culture hero — a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cyclohexanol — (organic compound) The alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group.
- cymbocephaly — scaphocephaly.
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.