12-letter words containing h, o, l, i, c
- chromophilia — the property of staining readily.
- chromophilic — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- clickthrough — 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.
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- close stitch — buttonhole stitch.
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- coprophiliac — of or relating to coprophilia
- coprophilous — growing in or on dung
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- disco lights — coloured lights that flash on and off in time to the music at a disco etc
- dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.