10-letter words containing e, c, h, o
- old french — the French language of the 9th through the 13th centuries. Abbreviation: OF.
- oleophilic — of or relating to a substance that has an affinity for oils and not for water. Compare hydrophobic (def 2).
- open chain — a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
- ophicleide — a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.
- orchectomy — orchiectomy.
- orchestics — the art of dancing
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- orchestras — Plural form of orchestra.
- orchestric — relating to dancing
- orchidlike — Resembling an orchid or some aspect of one.
- orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthorexic — Having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- orthoscope — (formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
- osterreich — German name of Austria.
- ouananiche — A salmon of landlocked populations living in lakes in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- out-scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- outachieve — (transitive) To surpass in achievement; to achieve more than.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outmatched — to be superior to; surpass; outdo: The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors.
- outmatches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmatch.
- outreached — Simple past tense and past participle of outreach.
- outreaches — Plural form of outreach.
- outstretch — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- overarched — Simple past tense and past participle of overarch.
- overarches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overarch.
- overbleach — (transitive) To bleach too much.
- overcharge — to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
- overcometh — Archaic third-person singular form of overcome.
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- overstitch — a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
- oxycephaly — a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
- pack-horse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- patchcocke — a clown
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- peach-blow — a delicate purplish pink.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- peacockish — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.