9-letter words containing c, h, e, l
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chipotles — Plural form of chipotle.
- chippable — having the ability to be reduced to small pieces
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- chiselers — Plural form of chiseler.
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chiselled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiselled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiseller — a person who uses a chisel
- chlamydes — Plural form of chlamys.
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chlorates — Plural form of chlorate.
- 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
- chlorella — any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food
- chlorides — Plural form of chloride.
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- chocolate — Chocolate is a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans. It is usually brown in colour and is eaten as a sweet.
- choiceful — having an inability to make decisive choices
- chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
- chokecoil — a type of electronic inductor
- chokehold — the act of holding a person's neck across the windpipe, esp from behind using one arm
- chokeslam — A wrestling move in which someone is picked up by their neck and is driven into the mat.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- cholecyst — the gallbladder
- cholelith — a stone formed in the gall bladder by the accumulation of bile constituents
- choleraic — relating to, like, or developing from cholera
- cholerine — (pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
- choluteca — a city in S Honduras.
- chondrule — one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- chordless — Lacking chords.
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- chuckhole — a pothole
- cichlidae — the family of cichlid fish
- cinephile — a person who loves films and cinema
- clamshell — a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
- clarthead — a slow-witted or stupid person
- clathrate — resembling a net or lattice
- 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
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- cleithral — (of Greek temples) covered with a roof
- clenching — Present participle of clench.
- clerihews — Plural form of clerihew.
- clerkship — The position or status of a clerk, especially in the legal profession.
- cleverish — Somewhat clever.
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- clipsheet — a sheet of paper with text printed on one side only
- closehead — the entrance to a tenement close
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.