11-letter words containing r, e, c, h, o
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- chondrocyte — A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
- chop stroke — (in tennis, cricket, etc.) a stroke made with a sharp downward movement of the racket, bat, etc., imparting a backspin to the ball.
- chordophone — any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar
- choreodrama — dance drama performed by a group
- choreograph — When someone choreographs a ballet or other dance, they invent the steps and movements and tell the dancers how to perform them.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chowderhead — a fool or an idiot
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- christopher — Saint. 3rd century ad, Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers
- chromascope — An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
- chrome alum — a violet-red crystalline substance, used as a mordant in dyeing. Formula: KCr(SO4)2.12H2O
- chrome dome — a baldheaded person.
- chrome tape — magnetic recording tape coated with chrome dioxide
- chrome-dome — a baldheaded person.
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chromomeres — Plural form of chromomere.
- chromomeric — relating to chromomeres or pieces of chromatin that are part of a chromosome
- chromometer — An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard.
- chromophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromophobe — a cell that does not take a stain easily
- chromophore — a group of atoms in a chemical compound that are responsible for the colour of the compound
- chromoscope — a piece of equipment that is used to examine different aspects of colour including, for example, intensity
- chromosomes — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chronologer — A chronologist.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- chucker-out — a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering
- chug report — (humour) From "chug" - to drink heavily. A bug report whose the submitter is thought to have had one too many. Not as bad as a drug report.
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- churchgoers — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot
- close reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- cloth-eared — deaf