9-letter words containing c, h, e, m
- humectant — a substance that absorbs or helps another substance retain moisture, as glycerol.
- humectate — to humect ie to moisten, to wet
- humective — tending to moisten
- hyperemic — an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
- hypericum — A yellow-flowered plant of a genus that includes the St. John’s worts and rose of Sharon.
- hypoxemic — inadequate oxygenation of the blood.
- i.chem.e. — Institution of Chemical Engineers
- ichneumon — Also called African mongoose, Egyptian mongoose. a slender, long-tailed mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, inhabiting Africa and southern Europe, and believed by the ancient Egyptians to devour crocodile eggs.
- impeached — Simple past tense and past participle of impeach.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- ischaemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischaemic — (UK, pathology, cardiology) alternative spelling of ischemic.
- isocheims — Plural form of isocheim.
- itch mite — a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals.
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- kampuchea — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- lehmbruck — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1881–1919, German sculptor.
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- machabees — Maccabees (def 2).
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- machmeter — a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.
- machpelah — the site of a cave, probably in the ancient city of Hebron, where Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah were buried. Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- manchette — armpad.
- manichean — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicheus — Manes.
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- marchpane — marzipan.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- marrakech — a city in W Morocco.
- mascouche — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- matchable — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matchless — having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage.
- matchmake — To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- mechanick — Obsolete spelling of mechanic.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- mechanize — to make mechanical.
- mechitzah — mehitzah.
- mechnikov — Ilya Ilyich [ee-lyah ee-lyeech] /iˈlyɑ iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), Metchnikoff, Élie.
- megachain — A very large and successful chain (group of stores or businesses).
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest