9-letter words containing c, h, i, n, l
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- linchpins — Plural form of linchpin.
- lip-synch — the technical process by which this is done.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- loin chop — a small piece of meat cut from the loin
- loincloth — a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- lunchpail — lunchbox.
- 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.
- lynchings — Plural form of lynching.
- lynchpins — Plural form of lynchpin.
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- moonchild — a person born under the zodiacal sign of Cancer.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- nicholson — Ben, 1894–1982, British abstract painter.
- nightclub — Also, night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- schelling — Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von [free-drikh vil-helm yoh-zef fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈyoʊ zɛf fən/ (Show IPA), 1775–1854, German philosopher.
- schilling — a copper and aluminum coin and monetary unit of Austria until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 groschen. Abbreviation: S., Sch.
- schleiden — Matthias Jakob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1804–81, German botanist.
- schlesien — German name of Silesia.
- schlieren — Petrography. streaks or irregularly shaped masses in an igneous rock that differ in texture or composition from the main mass.
- schmeling — Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1905–2005, German boxer: world heavyweight champion 1930–32.
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- schooling — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- touchline — any of the outer lines bordering the playing field.
- trichinal — relating to trichina
- unchilled — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- uncliched — not cliched
- unethical — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- vetchling — any of several slender, climbing plants belonging to the genus Lathyrus, of the legume family, similar to the vetch but having a winged or angular stem, as L. palustris, of North America.
- walachian — of or relating to the former SE European principality of Walachia (now part of Romania) or its inhabitants
- windchill — A quantity expressing the effective lowering of the air temperature caused by the wind, especially as affecting the rate of heat loss from an object or human body or as perceived by an exposed person.
- yaxchilan — the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, in Chiapas state, Mexico, famous for its many carved lintels depicting ceremonial and military scenes.