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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 rhodesCecil 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
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