13-letter words containing h, i, g
- chemosurgical — of or relating to chemosurgery
- chewing louse — See under louse (def 2).
- chiang ch'ing — Jiang Qing.
- chicago ridge — a town in NE Illinois.
- chicago steak — a strip steak or, sometimes, a shell steak.
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- chickenburger — A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
- child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- chinling shan — Qinling Shan
- chip graffiti — microchip art
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chloroforming — Present participle of chloroform.
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- choreographic — Choreographic means relating to or connected with choreography.
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- chronographic — a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
- chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- chthonophagia — (disease) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- cigarette ash — the ash created by smoking a cigarette
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- city of light — Paris2
- civil righter — a civil rightist.
- claddagh ring — any of various elaborately designed rings, esp one in the shape of two hands embracing a heart, given as a token of lasting affection
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- click through — to navigate around (a website) using the links provided to move onto different pages
- click-through — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- cliff-hanging — of, relating to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger: a cliff-hanging vote of 20–19.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- climbing fish — an Asian labyrinth fish, Anabas testudineus, that resembles a perch and can travel over land on its spiny gill covers and pectoral fins
- cloth binding — a type of binding in which a book is bound in stiff boards covered with cloth
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
- cohomological — of or relating to cohomology
- colleagueship — workplace companionship
- collieshangie — a quarrel
- come to light — to be revealed
- comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- conchological — Of or pertaining to conchology.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- coronagraphic — Of, pertaining to, or employing a coronagraph.