9-letter words containing c, h, i, r
- chorusing — Present participle of chorus.
- chowkidar — (in India) a watchman or gatekeeper.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- christoff — Boris. 1919–93, Bulgarian bass-baritone, noted esp for his performance in the title role of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
- chromatic — In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones.
- chromatid — either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- chromidia — chromatins in cell cytoplasm
- 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
- chronical — relating to or controlled by time
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- churchill — a river in E Canada, rising in SE Labrador and flowing north and southeast over Churchill Falls, then east to the Atlantic. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles)
- churching — the act of bringing someone, esp a woman after childbirth, to church for special ceremonies
- churchism — adherence to the principles of an established church
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- churnings — Plural form of churning.
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- chymistry — chemistry.
- ciphering — calculating
- cirrhosis — Cirrhosis or cirrhosis of the liver is a disease which destroys a person's liver and which can kill them. It is often caused by drinking too much alcohol.
- cirrhotic — a disease of the liver characterized by increase of connective tissue and alteration in gross and microscopic makeup.
- cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- citharist — a player of the cithara
- cleithral — (of Greek temples) covered with a roof
- 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.
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- coheiress — a female coheir
- coheritor — a coheir
- coinherit — To inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.
- copperish — resembling copper
- coprolith — a hard stony mass of dried faeces in the intestine that is caused by chronic constipation
- copyright — If someone has copyright on a piece of writing or music, it is illegal to reproduce or perform it without their permission.
- corn chip — a thin, crisp piece of snack food made from cornmeal.
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- cornichon — a type of small gherkin
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- courtship — Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting.
- crampfish — a ray of the order Torpediniformes with electric organs on either side of its head
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.