11-letter words containing a, c, h, r, y
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- 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.
- 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.
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- church army — a voluntary Anglican organization founded in 1882 to assist the parish clergy
- churchyards — Plural form of churchyard.
- city father — You can refer to a member of a city council or city's government as a city father.
- coach party — a group of people who travel together on a coach trip
- collagraphy — A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
- cosmography — a representation of the world or the universe
- crack hardy — to disguise one's discomfort, etc; put on a bold front
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- crazy horse — Native American name Ta-Sunko-Witko. ?1849–77, Sioux chief, remembered for his attempts to resist White settlement in Sioux territory
- crazy house — an asylum for people with psychiatric disorders
- crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
- cryohydrate — a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions at low temperatures: a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water
- cryotherapy — medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs
- cryptarithm — a type of mathematical puzzle in which the digits of an equation have been substituted by letters
- cryptograph — something written in code or cipher
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cystography — radiography of the urinary bladder using a contrast medium
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
- decahydrate — a hydrate that contains ten molecules of water, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- diphycercal — having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- dithyrambic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- eye-catcher — something that especially attracts one's attention
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- french navy — a dark dull navy blue
- glycyrrhiza — Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus [Glycyrrhiza]].
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
- hairy vetch — a plant, Vicia villosa, of the legume family, native to Eurasia, having hairy stems and violet and white flowers, widely grown as forage and as a cover crop.
- hairy-faced — having a face covered with hair.
- heavy cream — thick cream having a high percentage of butterfat.
- heavy crude — a type of crude oil that does not flow easily and has greater viscosity and specific density than other types of crude
- hematocryal — cold-blooded; poikilothermal.
- heretically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heterocarpy — the production of more than one kind of fruit in one plant.