12-letter words containing l, h, c
- 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.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choicelessly — In a choiceless manner.
- choir school — (in Britain) a school, esp a preparatory school attached to a cathedral, college, etc, offering general education to boys whose singing ability is good
- choke collar — a training collar for a dog, that tightens when the dog strains at the leash
- cholerically — In a choleric manner.
- cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.
- cholinolytic — capable of blocking the action of acetylcholine and related compounds.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chook raffle — a raffle for which the main prize is a roast chicken
- 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
- chord symbol — any of a series of letters and numerals, used as a shorthand indication of chords, esp in jazz, folk, or pop music
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chorological — relating to the place where something can be found
- 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
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chromophilia — the property of staining readily.
- chromophilic — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chuck-a-luck — a gambling game in which players bet on the way three dice, contained in an hourglass-shaped cage, will fall when the cage is pivoted
- churchillian — relating to, typical of or reminiscent of Winston Churchill
- churchpeople — people belonging to a church
- churlishness — The state of being churlish.
- chylocaulous — having fleshy stems.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- circle graph — pie chart.
- civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- clannishness — of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
- clap hold of — to grasp suddenly or forcibly
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- claw hatchet — a hatchet with a claw at one end of its head for extracting nails
- clean-handed — free from wrongdoing; guiltless.
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.