8-letter words containing c, h, i, n, e
- fuchsine — A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride or similar) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
- givenchy — Hubert de [y-ber duh] /üˈbɛr də/ (Show IPA), born 1927, French fashion designer.
- grinches — Plural form of grinch.
- hacienda — a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.
- haptenic — (immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten.
- heckling — to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- heinrich — a male given name, Germanic form of Henry.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- hendrick — a male given name, form of Henry.
- hepcidin — A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hyphenic — relating to a hyphen
- icekhana — an auto-racing competition testing driving skills on a frozen lake.
- ichnites — Plural form of ichnite.
- in check — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- in chief — in charge
- inarched — Simple past tense and past participle of inarch.
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- inchtape — a measuring tape marked out in inches
- indrench — to submerge, immerse, or drown (someone in something)
- infotech — Information technology.
- intrench — Alternative form of entrench.
- jacinthe — a yellowish orange
- kerching — (onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount.
- ketching — Present participle of ketch.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- kirchner — Ernst Ludwig, 1880–1938, German expressionist artist.
- kitchens — Plural form of kitchen.
- leaching — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lecithin — Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lichened — Covered with lichen.
- lichenin — a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from various lichens.
- liebchen — A person who is very dear to another (often used as a term of endearment).
- machined — Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- machiner — One who operates a machine.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- manichee — 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.
- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- michelin — André (ɑ̃dre). 1853–1931, French industrialist; founder, with his brother Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), of the Michelin Tyre Company (1888): the first to use demountable pneumatic tyres on motor vehicles
- michener — (Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- new-rich — newly or suddenly wealthy.