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11-letter words containing e, c, h

  • catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
  • catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.
  • catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
  • catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
  • catechetics — the branch of theology that deals with catechesis
  • catechising — Present participle of catechise.
  • catechismal — Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
  • catechistic — a person who catechizes.
  • catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
  • catechumens — Plural form of catechumen.
  • cathedratic — relating to the seat of the bishop
  • catherine i — ?1684–1727, second wife of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as empress of Russia (1725–27)
  • catheterize — to insert a catheter into
  • cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
  • catholicate — the legal power of the leader of an Armenian church
  • catholicize — to make or become catholic
  • cattishness — The property of being cattish.
  • cattle shed — a shed for cattle
  • cattle show — a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
  • cavalierish — like a cavalier
  • cebocephaly — A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.
  • cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
  • cell theory — a basic tenet of modern biology, first stated by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann in 1838–39, that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms.
  • cellar sash — a window sash of relatively small size, having two or three panes horizontally arranged.
  • cenesthesia — the mass of undifferentiated sensations that make one aware of the body and its condition, as in the feeling of well-being or illness
  • centerpunch — to mark with a center punch.
  • centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
  • centre half — a defender who plays in the middle of the defence
  • cephalalgia — headache (def 1).
  • cephalalgic — relating to or affected by headache
  • cephalocele — a protrusion of the brain or cranial matter through an opening in the skull
  • cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
  • cephalopode — Archaic form of cephalopod.
  • cephalopods — Plural form of cephalopod.
  • cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
  • cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
  • ceramic hob — (on an electric cooker) a flat ceramic cooking surface having heating elements fitted on the underside, usually patterned to show the areas where heat is produced
  • cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
  • cesca chair — a chair, with or without arms, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928, having a cantilevered frame of chromium-plated or stainless tubular steel and a seat and back of bentwood-framed canework.
  • ch'ien lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
  • chaenomeles — any of a genus of deciduous shrubs within the family Rosaceae, native to East Asia
  • chaetognath — any small wormlike marine invertebrate of the phylum Chaetognatha, including the arrowworms, having a coelom and a ring of bristles around the mouth
  • chaffinches — Plural form of chaffinch.
  • chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
  • chain grate — a type of mechanical stoker for a furnace, in which the grate consists of an endless chain that draws the solid fuel into the furnace as it rotates
  • chain plate — any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
  • chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
  • chain wheel — sprocket (def 1).
  • chain-react — to undergo a chain reaction
  • chain-smoke — Someone who chain-smokes smokes cigarettes or cigars continuously.
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