12-letter words containing s, h, o, e
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheese cloth — a lightweight cotton fabric of open texture.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- cheesehopper — the larva of the cheese-fly, capable of a leaping movement using two claw-like mandibles which it also uses for digging
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemiosmosis — the mechanism by which the synthesis and utilization of the biochemical energy source ATP is regulated: the energy generated by oxidative phosphorylation generates a proton gradient across the membrane of the mitochondrion that drives the enzymic resynthesis of ATP
- chemiosmotic — relating to the process of chemiosmosis
- chemokinesis — the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment
- chemosensory — sensitive to chemical stimuli, as the sensory nerve endings that mediate taste and smell.
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- cherrystones — Plural form of cherrystone.
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choicelessly — In a choiceless manner.
- choir-screen — a partition or a screen in a church that acts as a divide between the choir and the aisles
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chokeberries — Plural form of chokeberry.
- cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chook chaser — a small motorcycle, esp for off-road use
- chordophones — Plural form of chordophone.
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- 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
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chowderheads — Plural form of chowderhead.
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- christophene — chayote.
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- chromophores — Plural form of chromophore.
- chromosphere — a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere extending from the photosphere to the corona and visible during a total eclipse of the sun
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronoscopes — Plural form of chronoscope.
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.