11-letter words containing h, i, l, e, r
- charles xii — 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), who inflicted defeats on Denmark, Russia, and Poland during the Great Northern War (1700–21)
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- chelicerate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chelicerata, a subphylum of arthropods, including arachnids and the horseshoe crab, in which the first pair of limbs are modified as chelicerae
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- cherry hill — city in SW N.J., east of Camden: pop. 70,000
- child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
- childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
- chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
- chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
- chilipepper — an edible, crimson rockfish, Sebastes goodei, of coastal waters off California.
- chip slicer — a machine or tool for cutting chips
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- chloracetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chlorine 36 — the radioactive isotope of chlorine having a mass number 36 and a half-life of about 440,000 years, used chiefly as a tracer.
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- chocolatier — a person or company that makes or sells chocolate
- cholesteric — resulting from the reaction of nitric acid and cholesterin and producing cholesterates
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- chromophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coleorhizae — Plural form of coleorhiza.
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- creole-fish — a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- dendrophile — One who loves trees.
- diphycercal — having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
- disenthrall — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- dish aerial — a microwave aerial, used esp in radar, radio telescopes, and satellite broadcasting, consisting of a parabolic reflector
- downlighter — Downlight.
- earlier han — the Han dynasty before a.d. 9.
- early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
- earthliness — of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
- ecclesiarch — a sacristan, especially of a monastery.
- eleutherian — giving or protecting freedom