11-letter words containing s, h, o, l
- buffalofish — any of several freshwater North American hump-backed cyprinoid fishes of the genus Ictiobus: family Catostomidae (suckers)
- bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
- bush parole — an escape from prison.
- bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
- calico bush — mountain laurel
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- canophilist — a person who loves dogs
- cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
- catholicism — Catholicism is the traditions, the behaviour, and the set of Christian beliefs that are held by Catholics.
- cattle show — a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
- cephalopods — Plural form of cephalopod.
- chaenomeles — any of a genus of deciduous shrubs within the family Rosaceae, native to East Asia
- chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
- chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
- chancellors — Plural form of chancellor.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- cheesecloth — Cheesecloth is cotton cloth that is very thin and light. There are tiny holes between the threads of the cloth.
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chess clock — a timer for chess players, having a dial for each player on which his or her accumulated time is recorded and a device for stopping one timer and starting the other at the end of each move.
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chisel plow — a soil tillage device pulled by a tractor or animal, used to break up and stir soil a foot or more beneath the surface without turning it.
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
- chocaholics — Plural form of chocaholic.
- chocoholics — Plural form of chocoholic.
- choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholecystic — gallbladder.
- cholestasis — the medical condition characterized by the inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver due to blockage or impairment
- cholestatic — of or relating to cholestasis
- cholesteric — resulting from the reaction of nitric acid and cholesterin and producing cholesterates
- 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.
- cholesterol — Cholesterol is a substance that exists in the fat, tissues, and blood of all animals. Too much cholesterol in a person's blood can cause heart disease.
- chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- christology — the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ
- chromoplasm — chromatin.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chromosomal — Chromosomal means relating to or connected with chromosomes.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- 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
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chucklesome — amusing; full of humour
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.