10-letter words containing h, o, c, e, i
- cohesively — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- cohibitive — restrictive
- colchicine — a pale-yellow crystalline alkaloid extracted from seeds or corms of the autumn crocus. It is used in the treatment of gout and to create polyploid plants by inhibiting chromosome separation during meiosis. Formula: C22H25NO6
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- committeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commit.
- conchiglie — pasta in the form of shells
- consisteth — Archaic third-person singular form of consist.
- containeth — Archaic third-person singular form of contain.
- continueth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of continue.
- coolie hat — a wide, conical straw hat worn especially as a shield against the sun.
- coquettish — If you describe a woman as coquettish, you mean she acts in a playful way that is intended to make men find her attractive.
- cornetfish — any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- coyishness — the quality of being coyish
- crocheting — Present participle of crochet.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dictaphone — a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing
- discophile — a person who studies and collects phonograph records, especially those of a rare or specialized nature.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- docentship — privatdocent.
- doohickeys — Plural form of doohickey.
- douchiness — (slang, derogatory) The quality of being douchey or douchy; objectionableness.
- ecchymosis — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- ecchymotic — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- echeloning — Present participle of echelon.
- echinoderm — any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- ecphonesis — the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in “O tempore! O mores!”.
- eightscore — one hundred and sixty
- endolithic — Within rock.
- endophytic — Of or relating to an endophyte.
- endothecia — Plural form of endothecium.
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- enphytotic — (of plant diseases) causing a constant amount of damage each year
- entophytic — relating to an entophyte
- epimorphic — (zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- erythrocin — (medicine) synonym of erythromycin.
- escharotic — Capable of producing an eschar.
- escoveitch — (West Indies) escabeche.
- ethnologic — Ethnological.
- euchlorine — an explosive gaseous mixture of chlorine and chlorine dioxide
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union