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12-letter words containing h, p, c

  • cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
  • cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
  • chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
  • chemotrophic — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
  • chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
  • chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
  • chicken coop — a coop for chickens.
  • chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
  • child's play — something that is easy to do
  • childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
  • chili pepper — chili (sense 1) chili (sense 3)
  • chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
  • chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
  • chimneypiece — A chimneypiece is the same as a mantlepiece.
  • chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
  • chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
  • chip and dip — a bowl or plate for holding potato chips or crackers with a smaller bowl, often placed in the center, for holding dip: usually sold as a set.
  • chip and pin — Chip and PIN is a method of paying for goods you have bought by using both a bank card and a PIN number.
  • chip away at — If you chip away at something such as an idea, a feeling, or a system, you gradually make it weaker or less likely to succeed by repeated efforts.
  • chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
  • chip jewelry — (jargon)   A euphamism for old computers destined to be scrapped or turned into decorative ornaments. "I paid three grand for that Mac SE, and now it's nothing but chip jewelry."
  • chipped beef — dried or smoked beef sliced into shavings, often served in a cream sauce
  • chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
  • chirographic — Of or relating to chirography.
  • chiropractic — Chiropractic is the treatment of injuries by pressing and moving people's joints, especially the spine.
  • chiropractor — A chiropractor is a person who treats injuries by chiropractic.
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
  • chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
  • 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.
  • chlorophylls — Plural form of chlorophyll.
  • chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
  • chlorophytum — any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, esp C. elatum variegatum, grown as a pot plant for its long narrow leaves with a light central stripe, and characterized by the production of offsets at the end of long scapes: family Liliaceae
  • chloropicrin — a colourless insoluble toxic lachrymatory liquid used as a pesticide and a tear gas; nitrotrichloromethane. Formula: CCl3NO2
  • chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
  • chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
  • chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
  • chondrophore — a medusoid hydrozoan that resembles a jellyfish
  • chopper tool — a core tool of flint or stone, with a transverse cutting edge, characteristic of cultures in Asia and parts of the Middle East and Europe
  • chordophones — Plural form of chordophone.
  • chordophonic — of or relating to a chordophone
  • choregrapher — Alt form choreographer.
  • choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
  • choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
  • chorographer — Someone who desscribes a particular region or country.
  • chorographic — Relating to chorography.
  • chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
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