10-letter words containing e, c, h, o
- microtherm — a plant requiring a minimum of heat for growth.
- mocha ware — a pottery ware of the late 18th through the early 20th centuries, ornamented with colored glaze worked into branchlike patterns by drops of a diffusing agent applied while the glaze is still wet.
- mohs scale — a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbreviation: MSH.
- moiseivich — Benno [ben-oh] /ˈbɛn oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1963, English pianist, born in Russia.
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchize — to carry out the duties or functions of a monarch
- monochrome — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
- monothecal — having a sole compartment or cell
- montrachet — a dry white wine of N Burgundy
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- moustached — Having moustache.
- moustaches — Plural form of moustache.
- mouthpiece — a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
- mythogenic — producing or capable of producing myths.
- mythopoeic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- neckcloths — Plural form of neckcloth.
- necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
- neo-gothic — of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.
- nephoscope — an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
- net blotch — a disease of barley, characterized by a brown, netlike discoloration of the leaves, caused by fungi of the genus Helminthosporium.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- no chicken — no longer young
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- nomothetic — giving or establishing laws; legislative.
- non-breach — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- non-ethnic — not of or associated with any particular ethnic background or group: some of the best nonethnic cooking in town.
- non-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- nonethical — not related to ethics
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- novicehood — the condition of a novice
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- obrenovich — Alexander, Alexander I (def 3).
- ochlagogue — (rare) A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.
- octahedral — having the form of an octahedron.
- octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- octothorpe — hash character
- oenophilic — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- off chance — See at chance (def 17).
- off-chance — See at chance (def 17).
- ohnosecond — (unit, humour) (Presumably a play on "nanosecond") The miniscule time it takes to realize that you've just made a BIG mistake like typing rm -rf * in the wrong directory. Seen in Elizabeth P. Crowe's book, "The Electronic Traveller."
- oil change — the replacement of dirty engine oil with clean engine oil
- oireachtas — the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
- okeechobee — Lake. a lake in S Florida, in the N part of the Everglades. 35 miles (56 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.