9-letter words containing c, h, a, n, e
- chariness — the state of being chary
- charleton — a male given name.
- charmante — Silk fabric with a crepe back.
- charwomen — Plural form of charwoman.
- chastened — subdued; humbled
- chastener — to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- chatelain — the keeper or governor of a castle
- chatlines — Plural form of chatline.
- chavannes — Puvis de [py-vee duh] /püˈvi də/ (Show IPA), Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre.
- cheapened — Simple past tense and past participle of cheapen.
- cheapener — One who cheapens.
- cheapness — The state of being cheap.
- chelating — Having the ability to undergo chelation.
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- chennault — Claire Lee [klair] /klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1890–1958, U.S. Air Force general.
- cheongsam — a straight dress, usually of silk or cotton, with a stand-up collar and a slit in one side of the skirt, worn by Chinese women
- chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- chieftain — A chieftain is the leader of a tribe.
- chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- china sea — part of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of China: divided by Taiwan into the East China Sea in the north and the South China Sea in the south
- china tea — China tea is tea made from large dark-green or reddish-brown tea leaves. It is usually drunk without milk or sugar.
- chinaware — articles made of china, esp those made for domestic use
- chipewyan — a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chlordane — a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C10H6Cl8
- chromagen — (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
- chronaxie — the minimum time required for excitation of a nerve or muscle when the stimulus is double the minimum (threshold) necessary to elicit a basic response
- cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- cleantech — (industry) Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cranreuch — a hoarfrost
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cytherean — of or relating to Cytherea.
- dancehall — a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- déchéance — the act of forfeiting something
- deck hand — a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship
- detaching — Present participle of detach.
- drawbench — a bench having apparatus for cold-drawing wires, tubes, etc.
- echinacea — any of several coneflowers of the genus Echinacea whose leaves, roots, and other parts are used in herbal medicine to promote wound healing and enhance the immune system.
- encanthis — a tumour of the eye
- encashing — Present participle of encash.
- encephala — Plural form of encephalon.
- enchained — Simple past form of enchain.