9-letter words containing c, h, l, o
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- cryophile — (biology) An organism that thrives at low temperatures.
- cubbyhole — A cubbyhole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- cupholder — a competitor who has won or successfully defended a specific cup, trophy, championship, etc.; champion.
- cyclolith — a stone circle
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- dishcloth — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dishclout — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dolichuri — poetic term
- dolmetsch — Arnold. 1858–1940, British musician, born in France. He contributed greatly to the revival of interest in early music and instruments
- dropcloth — A large piece of plastic or canvas put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
- dustcloth — a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.
- echeloned — Simple past tense and past participle of echelon.
- echoingly — In an echoing way.
- echolalia — Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
- echolalic — (clinical psychology) Of or pertaining to echolalia.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- ethnolect — A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- euchology — a euchologion
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- facecloth — washcloth.
- falchions — Plural form of falchion.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- footcloth — a carpet or rug.
- forecloth — a cloth hung over the front of something, esp an altar
- geophilic — soil-loving
- glochidia — glochid.
- goldfinch — a European finch, Carduelis carduelis, having a crimson face and wings marked with yellow.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- guilloche — an ornamental pattern or border, as in architecture, consisting of paired ribbons or lines flowing in interlaced curves around a series of circular voids.
- haemocoel — (biology) A cavity, between the organs of arthropods and mollusks, through which the blood etc. circulates.
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- half-cock — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- hard coal — anthracite.
- head cold — a form of the common cold characterized especially by nasal congestion and sneezing.
- headcloth — any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.
- headlocks — Plural form of headlock.
- helicoids — Plural form of helicoid.