11-letter words containing h, a, n, c, r
- china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
- chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
- chiromantic — relating to chiromancy
- chiropteran — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats
- 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.
- chlorinator — That which chlorinates.
- choir organ — a part of the full church organ, used for accompanying the choir
- chord organ — an electronic organ having a small keyboard for the right hand and for the left hand a set of buttons each of which produces a full chord when pushed.
- chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- christian x — 1890–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1918–44)
- christiania — Christie1
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chromatinic — Of or pertaining to chromatin.
- 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
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- churchwoman — a female practising member of a church
- 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.
- co-chairman — one of two or more joint chairmen.
- coat hanger — A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
- coauthoring — Present participle of coauthor.
- coprophagan — a dung beetle
- corinthians — either of two books of the New Testament (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians)
- corn starch — Corn starch is a fine white powder made from corn, used as a thickener or binder in the manufacture of drugs.
- coronagraph — an optical instrument used to simulate an eclipse of the sun so that the faint solar corona can be studied
- coronograph — an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.
- craniograph — an instrument that outlines the skull.
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor
- crankshafts — Plural form of crankshaft.
- crapehanger — a gloomy person; a pessimist
- crepehanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- 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.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- 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.
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
- discharging — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- discophoran — a member of the Discophora group