10-letter words containing i, c, h, a, r
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- clairseach — an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- club chair — a large, heavily upholstered armchair, usually with a low back
- coach trip — any tour, journey, or voyage made by bus
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- corinthian — of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash site — the place where a crash occurred
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crepe hair — artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
- crib death — Crib death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill.
- crithidial — relating to a developmental stage in protozoan parasites of the trypanosome group, now more commonly referred to as the epimastigote stage
- cross hair — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- cruikshank — George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- deck chair — A deck chair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Deck chairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the yard.
- deckchairs — Plural form of deckchair.
- diachronic — of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical
- diagraphic — descriptive; relating to illustration by drawing or graphics
- diarrhetic — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diathermic — of or relating to diathermy
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.