9-letter words containing c, h, r, t, i
- chatterji — Bankim Chandra [buhng-kim chuhn-druh] /ˈbʌŋ kɪm ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1838–94, Indian novelist in the Bengali language.
- cheeriest — Superlative form of cheery.
- chemistry — Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
- chemtrail — A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.
- cheralite — a rare monazite mineral consisting of thorium and calcium
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- chinaroot — the root of either of two plants, the galanga or the smilax
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chirality — the configuration or handedness (left or right) of an asymmetric, optically active chemical compound
- chiropter — an animal of the order Chiroptera; a bat
- chittered — Simple past tense and past participle of chitter.
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- chloritic — a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- chlorotic — an abnormally yellow color of plant tissues, resulting from partial failure to develop chlorophyll, caused by a nutrient deficiency or the activities of a pathogen.
- chondrite — a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrules
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- choreatic — any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- choreutic — of or belonging to a chorus.
- chorister — A chorister is a singer in a church choir.
- chorizont — a person who challenges the authorship of a work
- chortling — to chuckle gleefully.
- 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
- chymistry — chemistry.
- 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
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- coheritor — a coheir
- coinherit — To inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.
- 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.
- courtship — Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting.
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- dichroite — cordierite.
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dirichlet — Peter Gustav Lejeune [pey-tuh r goo s-tahf luh-zhœn] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈgʊs tɑf ləˈʒœn/ (Show IPA), 1805–59, German mathematician.
- ditrochee — a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
- dowitcher — any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus.
- erythemic — having the characteristics of erythema
- etherical — relating to ether