12-letter words containing h, e, m, o, r
- chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
- checkerbloom — a Californian malvaceous plant, Sidalcea malvaeflora, with pink or purple flowers
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- chemosensory — sensitive to chemical stimuli, as the sensory nerve endings that mediate taste and smell.
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- chemotrophic — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chimney rock — a column of rock rising above the level of the surrounding area or isolated on the face of a steep slope.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chloroformed — Simple past tense and past participle of chloroform.
- chloroformer — someone who administers chloroform
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- chrome green — any green pigment made by mixing lead chromate with Prussian blue
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- chromocenter — karyosome (def 1).
- chromonemata — a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
- chromophores — Plural form of chromophore.
- chromosphere — a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- color scheme — In a room or house, the color scheme is the way in which colors have been used to decorate it.
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- common shrew — a small mouse-like long-snouted mammal, Sorex araneus, of the family Soricidae: order Insectivora (insectivores)
- comprehended — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- comprehender — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- demographers — Plural form of demographer.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- dephlegmator — an apparatus used for dephlegmation
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin