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11-letter words containing s, h, o, r

  • chifforobes — Plural form of chifforobe.
  • chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
  • chironomids — Plural form of chironomid.
  • chiropodist — A chiropodist is a person whose job is to treat and care for people's feet.
  • chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
  • 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
  • choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
  • choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • choroiditis — a medical condition consisting of pain and swelling of the choroid
  • chorus frog — any of several small North American frogs of the genus Pseudacris, having a loud call commonly heard in the early spring.
  • 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
  • chou pastry — cream puff paste.
  • chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
  • chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
  • christcross — the mark of a cross formerly placed in front of the alphabet in hornbooks
  • christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
  • christogram — a symbol of Christ, especially the Chi-Rho.
  • christology — the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ
  • christopher — Saint. 3rd century ad, Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers
  • chromascope — An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
  • chromomeres — Plural form of chromomere.
  • chromoplasm — chromatin.
  • chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
  • chromoscope — a piece of equipment that is used to examine different aspects of colour including, for example, intensity
  • chromosomal — Chromosomal means relating to or connected with chromosomes.
  • 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.
  • chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
  • chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
  • chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
  • 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
  • chrysocracy — a form of government by the rich
  • chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
  • 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
  • chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
  • chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
  • chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
  • churchgoers — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
  • chyliferous — containing chyle
  • chymiferous — containing chyme
  • clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
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