11-letter words containing e, n, h, a
- chloanthite — a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- choanocytes — Plural form of choanocyte.
- choke chain — a collar and lead for a dog so designed that if the dog drags on the lead the collar tightens round its neck
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- clean hands — freedom from guilt
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clean sheet — an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet)
- cleanhanded — free from guilt
- cleanshaven — having all the hairs shaved off
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- cling peach — a clingstone peach.
- coat hanger — A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- coenenchyma — gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony
- collenchyma — a strengthening and supporting tissue in plants, consisting of elongated living cells whose walls are thickened with cellulose and pectins
- complaineth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'complain'.
- cooch dance — a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor
- crapehanger — a gloomy person; a pessimist
- crepehanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- dante chair — a chair of the Renaissance having two transverse pairs of curved legs crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
- death angel — Azrael.
- death grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a grant payable to a relative, executor, etc, after the death of a person
- death knell — something that heralds death or destruction
- deathliness — The state or quality of being deathly.
- debauchment — The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- deccan hemp — kenaf.
- deganawidah — ("The Peacemaker") flourished 1550–1600, Huron prophet, cofounder of the Iroquois Confederacy.
- dehortation — an exhortation against a course of action
- dehumanised — Past participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanise.
- dehumanized — Past participle of dehumanize.
- dehumanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize.
- dehydrating — Present participle of dehydrate.
- dehydration — the act or process of dehydrating.
- dendrachate — a variety of agate with black or brown tree-like markings, caused by impurities
- derrickhand — A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor and handles the drillpipe.
- despatching — Present participle of despatch.
- detachments — Plural form of detachment.
- deutschland — Germany