10-letter words containing h, e, r, o, i, c
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- pro-choice — supporting or advocating legalized abortion.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- retrochoir — that part of a church behind the choir or the main altar.
- rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rhinoceros — any of several large, thick-skinned, perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and India, having one or two upright horns on the snout: all rhinoceroses are endangered.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- rhinotheca — the covering of the upper part of the beak in birds
- rhizogenic — producing roots, as certain cells.
- rhotacized — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- richthofen — Baron Manfred von [mahn-freyt fuh n] /ˈmɑn freɪt fən/ (Show IPA), ("Red Baron"or"Red Knight") 1892–1918, German aviator.
- ricocheted — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- seborrheic — an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- spirochete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- switcheroo — an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
- switchover — the act or process of changing from one power source, system, etc., to another.
- theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- theophoric — having the name of a god embedded in something, such as a name
- theoretics — the theoretical or speculative part of a science or subject.
- thermionic — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermotics — the scientific study of heat
- trichinose — to infest with parasitic worms (trichinae)
- trichogyne — a hairlike prolongation of a carpogonium, serving as a receptive organ for the spermatium.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- urosthenic — having a tail which drives movement of the body
- verdicchio — a light, dry white wine of the Adriatic coast of central Italy
- verrocchio — Andrea del [ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), 1435–88, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and painter.
- vouchering — a person or thing that vouches.
- white rock — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, SE of Vancouver.
- wire cloth — a material of wires of moderate fineness, used for making strainers, manufacturing paper, etc.
- work ethic — a belief in the moral benefit and importance of work and its inherent ability to strengthen character.
- xerophilic — Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
- xerophytic — (botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte.