9-letter words containing c, h, o, y
- crotchety — A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.
- cry havoc — to give the signal for pillage and destruction
- 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.
- cryophyte — an organism, esp an alga or moss, that grows on snow or ice
- cubbyhole — A cubbyhole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- cybergoth — (uncountable) A subculture combining elements of goth and rave culture, typically involving energetic electronic music and brightly coloured, futuristic clothing.
- cybershop — Purchase or shop for goods and services on a website.
- cyclolith — a stone circle
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- cynophobe — A person with cynophobia.
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- cytopathy — a disease or disorder of a cell
- cytophagy — the ingestion of cells by other cells.
- day coach — an ordinary railroad passenger car, as distinguished from a sleeping car, parlor car, or other deluxe accommodations.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dichotomy — If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a very great difference or opposition between them.
- doohickey — a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
- dysphonic — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- echoingly — In an echoing way.
- ectophyte — a parasitic plant growing on an animal or another plant.
- epochally — In an epochal manner.
- euchology — a euchologion
- exophytic — (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
- geophytic — Relating to geophytes.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- haemocyte — Alternative spelling of hemocyte.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- hard copy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hay shock — a haycock.
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.
- hemocytes — Plural form of hemocyte.
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- hircosity — the quality of being like a goat
- hollyhock — any of several plants belonging to the genus Alcea (or Althaea), of the mallow family, native to Eurasia, especially A. rosea, a tall plant having a long cluster of showy, variously colored flowers.
- hologynic — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in females (opposed to holandric).
- holotypic — Relating to a holotype.
- holy city — a city regarded as particularly sacred by the adherents of a religious faith, as Jerusalem by Jews and Christians, Mecca and Medina by Muslims, and Varanasi by Hindus.
- homocercy — the condition in fish of having a symmetrical tail
- homolytic — Of, pertaining to, or produced by homolysis.
- homonymic — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a homophone (def 1).