12-letter words containing h, o, l, e
- brush flower — a flower or inflorescence with numerous long stamens, usually pollinated by birds or bats
- butter cloth — a type of open, unsized muslin
- by wholesale — at wholesale
- cadet school — a training establishment for cadets in the army
- candleholder — a candlestick
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- cathode glow — a luminous region between the Aston dark space and the Crookes dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- change color — to become pale
- channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- checkerbloom — a Californian malvaceous plant, Sidalcea malvaeflora, with pink or purple flowers
- cheese cloth — a lightweight cotton fabric of open texture.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- child record — (database) A record lower in the hierarchical tree than a parent record; it is also directly liked to the parent and hierarchical databases.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
- chloroethene — vinyl chloride.
- chloroformed — Simple past tense and past participle of chloroform.
- chloroformer — someone who administers chloroform
- chlorophenol — any of three isomers having the formula C 6 H 5 ClO, derived from chlorine and phenol, used chiefly as intermediates in the manufacture of dyes.
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choicelessly — In a choiceless manner.
- choke collar — a training collar for a dog, that tightens when the dog strains at the leash
- cholerically — In a choleric manner.
- cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.