11-letter words containing s, t, c, h
- 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.
- 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
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chris evert — Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- 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.
- 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.
- christian x — 1890–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1918–44)
- christiania — Christie1
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- 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
- christmassy — Something that is Christmassy is typical of or suitable for Christmas.
- 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
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- citharistic — relating to the cithar
- citizenship — If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clean sheet — an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet)
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cleisthenes — 6th century bc, Athenian statesman: democratized the political structure of Athens
- clothes peg — A clothes peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.
- clothes-peg — a clothespin.
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesless — Without clothes.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- clothespole — a pole for supporting a clothesline
- clutch disk — The clutch disk or clutch plate is the rotating part of the clutch, to which the friction material is attached.
- clutch slip — Clutch slip is a faulty condition in which there is not enough friction in the clutch, so that engine speed rises without a corresponding increase in road speed.
- coconut shy — a fairground stall in which balls are thrown to knock coconuts off stands
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohabitates — cohabit.
- colocynthis — Obsolete form of colocynth.
- coltishness — The state or condition of being coltish.
- consortship — The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
- convictfish — painted greenling.