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11-letter words containing h, o, r, n, c

  • coprophagan — a dung beetle
  • corinthians — either of two books of the New Testament (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians)
  • corn starch — Corn starch is a fine white powder made from corn, used as a thickener or binder in the manufacture of drugs.
  • corn whisky — whisky made from maize
  • corner shop — A corner shop is a small shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells mainly food and household goods.
  • cornhuskers — Plural form of cornhusker.
  • cornhusking — the removal of the husk from corn
  • cornish rex — a breed of cat with a very soft wavy coat, a small head, large eyes, and very large ears
  • coronagraph — an optical instrument used to simulate an eclipse of the sun so that the faint solar corona can be studied
  • coronograph — an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.
  • countermyth — a myth that conflicts with another myth
  • countershot — a sequence of frames seen from the perspective of the subject of the previous shot
  • cowpunchers — Plural form of cowpuncher.
  • craniograph — an instrument that outlines the skull.
  • craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
  • crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
  • crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
  • cross-bench — a seat in Parliament occupied by a neutral or independent member
  • crown ether — a type of cyclic ether consisting of a ring of carbon and oxygen atoms, with two or more carbon atoms between each oxygen atom
  • crown vetch — a trailing leguminous European plant, Coronilla varia, with clusters of white or pink flowers: cultivated in North America as a border plant
  • crown wheel — the wheel next to the winding knob that has one set of teeth at right angles to the other
  • ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
  • ctenophores — Plural form of ctenophore.
  • cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
  • cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
  • dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
  • decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
  • decoherence — the process in which a system's behaviour changes from that which can be explained by quantum mechanics to that which can be explained by classical mechanics
  • diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
  • discophoran — a member of the Discophora group
  • disharmonic — lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant.
  • drag anchor — (of a vessel) to move away from its mooring because the anchor has failed to hold
  • drop anchor — secure a ship in place
  • dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
  • echinoderms — Plural form of echinoderm.
  • eichendorff — Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf), Freiherr von. 1788–1857, German poet and novelist, regarded as one of the greatest German romantic lyricists
  • enchiridion — A book containing essential information on a subject.
  • enchondroma — A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
  • encroachers — Plural form of encroacher.
  • encroaching — That encroaches.
  • endomorphic — Of or pertaining to an endomorph.
  • endothermic — (of a reaction or process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
  • endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant
  • euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
  • fletschhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
  • forthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  • francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
  • francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
  • francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
  • french chop — a rib chop, usually of lamb, with the meat trimmed from the end of the bone.
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