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10-letter words containing h, a, r

  • chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
  • 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
  • chi-square — an inferential statistic common in survey research
  • chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
  • chickarees — Plural form of chickaree.
  • chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
  • child star — a child who attains celebrity status
  • child-care — having to do with the care of children, specif., of preschool children whose parents are employed
  • childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
  • chiliarchy — the position or office of a leader of a thousand soldiers
  • chimaerism — the insertion of cells of a different genetic make-up into a fetus or embryo
  • chimborazo — an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft)
  • chimerical — wildly fanciful; imaginary
  • chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
  • chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
  • china bark — cinchona (sense 2)
  • china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
  • china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
  • china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
  • chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
  • chinagraph — a coloured pencil used for writing on china, glass, etc
  • chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
  • chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
  • chiricahua — a member of an Apache Indian group, formerly located in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, now living primarily in Oklahoma and New Mexico.
  • chirograph — an indenture
  • chiromancy — palmistry
  • chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
  • chivalries — Plural form of chivalry.
  • chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
  • chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
  • chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
  • 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
  • choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
  • chondromas — Plural form of chondroma.
  • choriambus — choriamb.
  • chorograph — An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.
  • chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
  • chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
  • chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
  • chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
  • chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
  • chromatics — the science of colour
  • chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
  • chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
  • chromatism — chromatic aberration
  • chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
  • chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
  • chromogram — a photograph that depicts an object in true-to-life colours that is obtained by putting together three different photographs
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