8-letter words containing c, h, i
- bulfinch — Charles1763-1844; U.S. architect
- bunchily — in a bunchy manner
- bunching — a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes.
- cachexia — a generally weakened condition of body or mind resulting from any debilitating chronic disease
- cachexic — cachetic
- cadherin — (protein) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure.
- cahuilla — a member of a North American Indian people of southern California.
- caiaphas — the high priest at the beginning of John the Baptist's preaching and during the trial of Jesus (Luke 3:2; Matthew 26)
- caliches — Plural form of caliche.
- calipash — the greenish glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the upper shell, considered a delicacy
- caliphal — relating to a caliph
- camelish — similar to a camel
- camphine — rectified oil of turpentine
- camphire — henna
- capuchin — any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
- car hire — the act of renting a car
- carritch — catechism
- cashiers — Plural form of cashier.
- castilho — Antonio Feliciano de [ahn-taw-n-yoo fuh-lees-yah-noo] /ɑ̃ˈtɔˈn yu fə lisˈyɑ nu/ (Show IPA), 1800–75, Portuguese poet.
- catch it — to be scolded or reprimanded
- catching — If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6
- catfight — A catfight is an angry fight or quarrel, especially between women.
- cathexis — concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
- cathisma — a short hymn used as a response
- cathodic — pertaining to a cathode or phenomena in its vicinity.
- catholic — The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome.
- cavefish — any of various small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genera Amblyopsis, Chologaster, etc, living in subterranean and other waters in S North America
- ceilidhs — Plural form of ceilidh.
- cellfish — using a mobile phone in a way that disregards the wishes of other people
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- chabasie — Dated form of chabazite.
- chabrier — (Alexis) Emmanuel (emanɥɛl). 1841–94, French composer; noted esp for the orchestral rhapsody España (1883)
- chadarim — plural of cheder.
- chadwick — Sir Edwin. 1800–90, British social reformer, known for his Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain (1842)
- chaffier — consisting of, covered with, or resembling chaff.
- chaffing — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
- chagatai — a Turkic literary language of medieval Central Asia.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- chaining — Present participle of chain.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chainman — a person who does the chaining in a survey
- chainsaw — a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
- chairing — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chairman — The chairman of a committee, organization, or company is the head of it.
- chairmen — the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chalcids — Plural form of chalcid.
- chaldaic — an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean