8-letter words containing c, i, r, h
- chorioma — any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue; choriocarcinoma.
- chorisis — the multiplication of botanical elements by branching or splitting
- chorizos — Plural form of chorizo.
- choroids — Plural form of choroid.
- chozerei — anything of little value; junk; garbage.
- chretien — (Joseph Jacques) Jean. born 1934, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- christer — a Christian, esp. one actively engaged in proselytizing or evangelizing
- christie — Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)
- christly — of Jesus Christ; Christlike
- christo- — indicating or relating to Christ
- chromide — any fish of the family Cichlidae
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chromite — a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
- chromium — Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
- chromize — to plate with chromium
- chronics — Plural form of chronic.
- chubbier — Comparative form of chubby.
- churinga — a sacred amulet of the native Australians
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- churning — Churning water is moving about violently.
- churring — to make a characteristic shrill, trilling sound, as a grasshopper.
- chyluria — the presence of chyle in urine
- chytrids — Plural form of chytrid.
- cinchers — Plural form of cincher.
- ciphered — Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.
- cipherer — a person who ciphers
- citharas — Plural form of cithara.
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- clathrin — a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.
- clerihew — a form of comic or satiric verse, consisting of two couplets of metrically irregular lines, containing the name of a well-known person
- clerkish — Like or resembling a clerk.
- clincher — A clincher is a fact or argument that finally proves something, settles a dispute, or helps someone achieve a victory.
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- clothier — a person who makes, sells, or deals in clothes or cloth
- co-chair — a person who chairs a committee, meeting, etc. jointly with another or others
- coarsish — quite coarse
- cohering — Present participle of cohere.
- coinhere — to inhere together
- corcaigh — a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop: 186 239 (2002)
- corniche — a coastal road, esp one built into the face of a cliff
- cothurni — a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
- crabbish — Somewhat sour or cross; crabby.
- crankish — mildly eccentric
- crashing — (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore)
- crawfish — A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.