12-letter words containing i, c, e, h, o
- bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
- bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- canine tooth — canine (def 2).
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chemiosmosis — the mechanism by which the synthesis and utilization of the biochemical energy source ATP is regulated: the energy generated by oxidative phosphorylation generates a proton gradient across the membrane of the mitochondrion that drives the enzymic resynthesis of ATP
- chemiosmotic — relating to the process of chemiosmosis
- chemokinesis — the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment
- 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
- chicago fire — a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- chicken coop — a coop for chickens.
- chiffonniere — a worktable of the 18th century, having several tiers of shallow drawers.
- child record — (database) A record lower in the hierarchical tree than a parent record; it is also directly liked to the parent and hierarchical databases.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimney rock — a column of rock rising above the level of the surrounding area or isolated on the face of a steep slope.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry