10-letter words containing c, h, i, t, l
- haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
- half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half-hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- halieutics — (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
- halobiotic — relating to habitation in the sea
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- haptically — By means of touch.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hectokilo- — one hundred thousand; the factor 105
- hectoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hectolitre — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- helicopter — any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
- helictites — Plural form of helictite.
- helminthic — of, relating to, or caused by helminths.
- hemiacetal — any of the class of organic chemical compounds having the general formula RCH(OH)OR, where R is an organic group.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- hermetical — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hermitical — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- hexactinal — having six spicules
- hieratical — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- histologic — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- hut circle — a circle of earth or stones representing the site of a prehistoric hut
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hypolithic — growing beneath rocks.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- ichthammol — a viscous, reddish-brown to brownish-black substance, obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous shales, used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic, analgesic, and local stimulant in skin disorders.
- inch plant — any of several creeping or sprawling tropical American plants of the genus Callisia, having sometimes fragrant flowers in a variety of colors.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- killswitch — Alternative spelling of kill switch.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- larithmics — the study of quantitative relations in population aggregates.
- last-ditch — done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
- lathyritic — Of or pertaining to lathyrism.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- leontovich — Eugenie Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin/ (Show IPA), 1900–1993, U.S. actress, director, and playwright, born in Russia.