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10-letter words containing h, e, a, l, i

  • bible oath — an oath sworn with one's hand on the Christian Bible
  • billethead — a carved ornamental scroll or volute terminating a stem or cutwater at its upper end in place of a figurehead.
  • bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
  • birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
  • bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
  • blandisher — someone who blandishes
  • blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
  • blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
  • cache line — (storage)   (Or cache block) The smallest unit of memory than can be transferred between the main memory and the cache. Rather than reading a single word or byte from main memory at a time, each cache entry is usually holds a certain number of words, known as a "cache line" or "cache block" and a whole line is read and cached at once. This takes advantage of the principle of locality of reference: if one location is read then nearby locations (particularly following locations) are likely to be read soon afterward. It can also take advantage of page-mode DRAM which allows faster access to consecutive locations.
  • caerphilly — a market town in SE Wales, in Caerphilly county borough: site of the largest castle in Wales (13th–14th centuries). Pop: 31 060 (2001)
  • calciphile — calcicole.
  • calciphobe — calcifuge.
  • caliphates — Plural form of caliphate.
  • camel hair — the hair of the camel, used especially for cloth, painters' brushes, and Oriental rugs.
  • camel-hair — A camel-hair coat is made of a kind of soft, thick woollen cloth, usually creamy-brown in colour.
  • camelshair — (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
  • candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
  • capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
  • carmichael — Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929)
  • cartophile — a cartophilist
  • catchflies — Plural form of catchfly.
  • cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
  • cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
  • cephalitis — encephalitis.
  • cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
  • chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
  • chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
  • chainwheel — a toothed wheel that meshes with a roller chain to transmit motion
  • chaiseless — without a chaise
  • chalcidice — a peninsula of N central Greece, in Macedonia Central, ending in the three promontories of Kassandra, Sithonia, and Akti. Area: 2945 sq km (1149 sq miles)
  • 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.
  • chalk line — a chalked string for making a straight line on a large surface, as a wall, by holding the string taut against the surface and snapping it to transfer the chalk.
  • chalkiness — of or like chalk.
  • chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
  • chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
  • chandelier — A chandelier is a large, decorative frame which holds light bulbs or candles and hangs from the ceiling.
  • changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
  • channeling — esp. in some New Age beliefs, the process by which a person becomes a conduit for a deceased person, as someone from an ancient culture, who imparts information about a previous life
  • channelise — Alternative form of channelize.
  • channelize — to guide through or as if through a channel; provide a channel for
  • chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
  • chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
  • charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
  • charles ii — known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (875–877) and, as Charles I, king of France (843–877)
  • charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
  • charles ix — 1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
  • charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
  • charles xi — 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), who established an absolute monarchy and defeated Denmark (1678)
  • chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
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