11-letter words containing r, h, i, n, e, c
- chicken run — the departure of white residents from South Africa
- chicken-fry — to dip (meat, vegetables, etc.) in batter and fry, usually in deep fat: chicken-fried steak.
- chieftainry — the area governed by a chieftain
- chiffoniers — Plural form of chiffonier.
- chiffonnier — a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.
- childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
- china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
- chinese red — a bright red colour
- chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
- chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
- chiropteran — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chlorine 36 — the radioactive isotope of chlorine having a mass number 36 and a half-life of about 440,000 years, used chiefly as a tracer.
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- 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
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- 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.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- coinherence — the act of inhering together
- coinheritor — a fellow inheritor
- cornish rex — a breed of cat with a very soft wavy coat, a small head, large eyes, and very large ears
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- crunch time — the critical moment
- crunchiness — The state of being crunchy.
- dante chair — a chair of the Renaissance having two transverse pairs of curved legs crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
- deciphering — Present participle of decipher.
- derrickhand — A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor and handles the drillpipe.
- drive chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- echinoderms — Plural form of echinoderm.
- eichendorff — Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf), Freiherr von. 1788–1857, German poet and novelist, regarded as one of the greatest German romantic lyricists
- enchiridion — A book containing essential information on a subject.
- enciphering — Present participle of encipher.
- encroaching — That encroaches.
- endomorphic — Of or pertaining to an endomorph.
- endothermic — (of a reaction or process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
- endotrophic — obtaining nourishment from within another plant