9-letter words containing c, i, t, h, a, r
- cheralite — a rare monazite mineral consisting of thorium and calcium
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- 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
- 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
- cohabiter — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- etherical — relating to ether
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- exarchist — a supporter of an exarch, esp the Exarch of Bulgaria
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- flipchart — A flipchart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.
- fratching — a quarrel; argument; dispute.
- graphitic — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritance — inheritance.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- holarctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
- interarch — to have intersecting arches
- kritarchy — Rule by judges.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- miryachit — A disorder found in Siberia, characterized by a jumping motion.
- patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
- pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
- rechabite — a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites, a society devoted to abstention
- reichsrat — German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- reichstag — the lower house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.