10-letter words containing t, h, e, c, a
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chief mate — first mate.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choanocyte — any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum
- chocolates — Plural form of chocolate.
- chocolatey — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chwang-tse — Chuang-tzu (def 1).
- clathrates — Plural form of clathrate.
- clean-tech — using clean technology
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- cloth ears — a deaf person
- club wheat — a wheat, Triticum compactum, characterized by compact, club-shaped spikes, used for making pastry flour and the like.
- coal chute — an inclined channel or vertical passage down which coal may be dropped
- coat check — The coat check at a public building such as a theater or club is the place where customers can leave their coats, usually for a small fee.
- coathanger — Alternative spelling of coat hanger.
- coauthored — one of two or more joint authors.
- cocked hat — A cocked hat is a hat with three corners that used to be worn with some uniforms.
- coelacanth — a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass Crossopterygii), having fleshy limblike pectoral fins and occurring off the coast of E Africa: thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938
- cohabitate — cohabit.
- commandeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command.
- containeth — Archaic third-person singular form of contain.
- contrahent — entering into an agreement or contract
- coolie hat — a wide, conical straw hat worn especially as a shield against the sun.
- cost-share — to share the cost of: to cost-share a joint venture.
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- cowcatcher — a metal frame on the front of a locomotive to clear the track of animals or other obstructions
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash site — the place where a crash occurred
- crash team — a medical team with special equipment able to be mobilized quickly to treat cardiac arrest
- crash test — the act of crashing a vehicle under controlled conditions in order to assess its safety for passengers
- crib death — Crib death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill.
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cytherea's — Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
- czarevitch — the eldest son of a czar of Russia
- death camp — A death camp is a place where prisoners are kept, especially during a war, and where many of them die or are killed.