12-letter words containing h, e, d, r
- candleholder — a candlestick
- capraldehyde — (chemistry) decanal.
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
- cataphracted — covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales.
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chandeliered — having a chandelier
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- charles drew — Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheerleaders — Plural form of cheerleader.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child minder — a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working
- child record — (database) A record lower in the hierarchical tree than a parent record; it is also directly liked to the parent and hierarchical databases.
- child-minder — a baby-sitter.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloroformed — Simple past tense and past participle of chloroform.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chondrophore — a medusoid hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish
- chord change — a movement from one chord to another
- chordophones — Plural form of chordophone.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chowderheads — Plural form of chowderhead.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- churchwarden — In the Anglican Church, a churchwarden is the person who has been chosen by a congregation to help the vicar of a parish with administration and other duties.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams