12-letter words containing m, a, r, c, h
- brahmacharya — the stage of life of the student, entailing study of the Vedas and complete celibacy, usually lasting for twelve years.
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- cache memory — a small area of memory in a computer that can be accessed very quickly
- cam ranh bay — an inlet of the South China Sea, on the SE coast of Vietnam: U. S. military facility during the Vietnam War.
- camel's hair — the hair of the camel
- camel's-hair — made of camel's hair.
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- camphor ball — mothball
- camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- cathetometer — an instrument measuring minute height differences
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chair warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
- chair-warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
- chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
- chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
- chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
- characterism — the description of character
- charismatics — Plural form of charismatic.
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- charm school — a school teaching manners and social skills
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chatter mark — any of a series of grooves, pits, and scratches on the surface of a rock, usually made by the movement of a glacier
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- cheese-maker — a person or thing that makes cheese.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christianism — the beliefs and practices of Christians.
- chromaticism — the use of chromatic tones.
- chromaticity — the quality of a colour or light with reference to its purity and its dominant wavelength
- chromatogram — a column or strip of material containing constituents of a mixture separated by chromatography