10-letter words containing h, a, c, i, o
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chalazions — Plural form of chalazion.
- chalcocite — a lead-grey or black mineral, found as a copper ore or in veins. It is a source of copper. Composition: copper sulphide. Formula: Cu2S. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- chalcolite — torbernite.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimborazo — an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft)
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chirograph — an indenture
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chocaholic — Alternative spelling of chocoholic.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choliambic — relating to or in the form of choliambs
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process