11-letter words containing h, o, n
- chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- choukoutien — Wade-Giles. Zhoukoudian.
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chromatinic — Of or pertaining to chromatin.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chronicling — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chronologer — A chronologist.
- chronologic — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chuck wagon — a wagon carrying provisions and cooking utensils for men, such as cowboys, who work in the open
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- churchwoman — a female practising member of a church
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- chymopapain — papain, esp. when injected into a slipped disk to dissolve pain-causing soft cartilage
- cinchoninic — relating to cinchonine
- citizenhood — The state of being a citizen.
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clodhopping — loutish; boorish.
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- cloven hoof — Animals that have cloven hooves have feet that are divided into two parts. Cows, sheep, and goats have cloven hooves.
- clown white — white facial makeup used by performers, as clowns.
- co-chairman — one of two or more joint chairmen.
- coat hanger — A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
- coauthoring — Present participle of coauthor.
- coconut shy — a fairground stall in which balls are thrown to knock coconuts off stands
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- coenenchyma — gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony
- coenenchyme — the gelatinous framework between polyps of an anthozoan colony
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- coinherence — the act of inhering together