9-letter words containing c, h, e, n
- childness — the nature or character of a child
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- chillness — The state of being chilly.
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- chimneyed — Containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney.
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- chin-bone — the anterior portion of the mandible, forming the prominence of the chin.
- 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
- chinese's — the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- chioppine — Alternative form of chopine.
- chipewyan — a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- 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.
- 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
- cholerine — (pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
- chondrite — a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrules
- chondrule — one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites
- chow mein — Chow mein is a Chinese-style dish that consists of fried noodles, cooked meat, and vegetables.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- chromagen — (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
- chromogen — a compound that forms coloured compounds on oxidation
- 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
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- chundered — Simple past tense and past participle of chunder.
- chuntered — Simple past tense and past participle of chunter.
- churchmen — Plural form of churchman.
- cinephile — a person who loves films and cinema
- ciphering — calculating
- 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
- clenching — Present participle of clench.
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- 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.
- cognitech — (company) A French software company specialising in artificial intelligence.
- coherence — Coherence is a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole.
- coherency — the act or state of cohering; cohesion.
- coinherit — To inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.
- consumeth — Archaic third-person singular form of consume.
- cornhouse — a corncrib.
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- coryphene — either of two large marine percoid fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, that resemble the cetacean dolphins and have an iridescent coloration