8-letter words containing a, l, h, i
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chalcids — Plural form of chalcid.
- chaldaic — an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean
- chaliced — (of plants) having cup-shaped flowers
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- chalkpit — a quarry for chalk
- chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
- chamisal — a thicket or overgrowth of chamiso
- chancily — In a chancy manner.
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chattily — In a chatty manner.
- chemical — Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of.
- chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chiliast — (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.
- chillada — a kind of fried patty
- chimeral — Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses).
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chirally — In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chivalry — Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women.
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- chyluria — the presence of chyle in urine
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clathrin — a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.
- dalglish — Kenny, born 1951, Scottish footballer: a striker, he played for Celtic (1968–77) and for Liverpool (1977–89): manager of Liverpool (1985–91; 2011–12), of Blackburn Rovers (1991–95), Newcastle United (1997–98), and Celtic (2000): Scotland's most-capped footballer (102 appearances, 1971–86)
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- dealfish — any deep-sea teleost fish of the genus Trachipterus, esp T. arcticus, related to the ribbonfishes and having a very long tapelike body and a fan-shaped tail fin
- delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- diaglyph — any instance of artwork carved into the surface of a hard substance (predominantly stone or metal), such that the design is set back from the surface; an intaglio
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- dihedral — having or formed by two planes.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- earlship — earldom (def 1).
- earthily — In an earthy manner.
- elaphine — relating to or resembling a red deer