11-letter words containing l, a, s, h
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chinchillas — Plural form of chinchilla.
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
- chocaholics — Plural form of chocaholic.
- choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholestasis — the medical condition characterized by the inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver due to blockage or impairment
- cholestatic — of or relating to cholestasis
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chromoplasm — chromatin.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chromosomal — Chromosomal means relating to or connected with chromosomes.
- chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chuckwallas — Plural form of chuckwalla.
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
- clam shells — the shell of a clam.
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- clean hands — freedom from guilt
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clean sheet — an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet)
- cleanshaven — having all the hairs shaved off
- close reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- close shave — a narrow escape
- closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- coach class — the US and Canad. name for economy class
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- corivalship — the state of being mutual rivals
- cram school — a private institution, especially in East Asia, that uses an accelerated curriculum to prepare students for university entrance exams.
- cutlassfish — any of a family (Trichiuridae) of very long, thin percoid fishes with a wide mouth and sharp, pointed teeth, found near the surface in tropical seas
- daisy wheel — a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
- dame school — (formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write
- dame-school — a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- danish loaf — a large white loaf with a centre split having the top crust dusted with flour, esp one baked on the sole of the oven
- dasht-e-lut — vast desert region of central and SE Iran, extending southward from the Dasht-e-Kavir
- dasht-i-lut — a desert plateau in central and E central Iran
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- deathlessly — In a deathless manner.