10-letter words containing o, r, c, h
- ectotherms — Plural form of ectotherm.
- ectothermy — (biology) The condition of being ectothermic or warm-blooded; the ability to maintain the body's temperature.
- eightscore — one hundred and sixty
- embouchure — The way in which a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a brass or wind instrument.
- encroached — Simple past tense and past participle of encroach.
- encroacher — One who encroaches.
- encroaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encroach.
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- enomotarch — (historical, Ancient Greece) The commander of an enomoty.
- epimorphic — (zoology, of an insect larva) That becomes segmented prior to hatching.
- erythrocin — (medicine) synonym of erythromycin.
- escharotic — Capable of producing an eschar.
- euchlorine — an explosive gaseous mixture of chlorine and chlorine dioxide
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- eurocheque — a cheque drawn on a European bank that can be cashed at any bank or bureau de change displaying the EC sign or that can be used to pay for goods or services at any outlet displaying this sign
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- exothermic — (of a reaction or process) Accompanied by the release of heat.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- floorcloth — a cloth for washing or wiping floors.
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fly orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys insectifera, whose flowers resemble and attract certain wasps: found in wood margins and scrub on lime-rich soils
- fore-check — to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of an attacking opponent in the opponent's own defensive zone. Compare back-check, check1 (def 15).
- forechoose — (transitive) To prefer; choose in preference.
- forechosen — pre-selected
- foreshocks — Plural form of foreshock.
- forfeuchen — worn out; exhausted
- fourchette — Anatomy. the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.
- fourscorth — eightieth
- franchisor — Also, franchisor [fran-chahy-zer, fran-chuh-zawr] /ˈfræn tʃaɪ zər, ˌfræn tʃəˈzɔr/ (Show IPA). a person or company that grants a franchise.
- french pox — (in historical use) syphilis.
- frog march — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- frog-march — If you are frog-marched somewhere, someone takes you there by force, holding you by the arms or another part of your body so that you have to walk along with them.
- frontbench — Alternative form of front bench.
- geographic — of or relating to geography.
- geomorphic — of or relating to the form of the earth or the forms of its surface.
- geothermic — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- ghost crab — a whitish crab, Ocypode albicans, of sandy beaches from the eastern coast of the U.S. to Brazil.
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- good cheer — cheerful spirits; courage: to be of good cheer.
- gran chaco — an extensive subtropical region in central South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. 300,000 sq. mi. (777,000 sq. km).
- grand chop — (in China and India trade) a customs clearance.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- greencloth — the green covering of a billiard or gaming table
- grouchiest — Superlative form of grouchy.
- hack board — Falconry. a board or platform at which hawks being flown at hack are fed.
- hackamores — Plural form of hackamore.
- hackerazzo — a person who hacks into the computer or phone of a celebrity in order to gain information about him or her