10-letter words containing t, r, o, c, h, e
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heptachord — a musical scale of seven notes.
- heterocyst — one of the enlarged nitrogen-fixing cells occurring along the filaments in some blue-green algae.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- homoerotic — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- horsecloth — a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.
- hot corner — third base (def 2).
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hovercraft — ACV.
- hydrotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- hypocenter — focus (def 5).
- hypocentre — (geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
- incoherent — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- intershock — To shock mutually, as if by collision.
- isothermic — occurring at constant temperature.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- letchworth — a town in SE England, in N Hertfordshire: the first garden city in Great Britain (founded in 1903). Pop: 32 932 (2001)
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- microtherm — a plant requiring a minimum of heat for growth.
- montrachet — a dry white wine of N Burgundy
- necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- octahedral — having the form of an octahedron.
- octahedron — a solid figure having eight faces.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- octothorpe — hash character
- oireachtas — the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
- orchectomy — orchiectomy.
- orchestics — the art of dancing
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- orchestras — Plural form of orchestra.
- orchestric — relating to dancing
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthorexic — Having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- orthoscope — (formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
- osterreich — German name of Austria.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.