12-letter words containing h, o, r, n, c
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- corner chair — a chair having an approximately square seat with a leg at each corner and a back extending around two adjacent sides.
- corner house — a house situated on the corner of two streets
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- coronal hole — a part of the solar corona that appears dark on optical and x-ray images and is characterized by low temperature and low density.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- crossbencher — A member of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, who does not vote regularly with either the government or the main opposition party.
- crowned head — a monarch
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- dodecahedron — a solid figure having 12 faces.
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- en brochette — (esp of meat) roasted or grilled on a skewer
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- for a change — contrary to the norm
- forked chain — branched chain.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.