9-letter words containing c, l, e, n, h
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chlordane — a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C10H6Cl8
- cholerine — (pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
- chondrule — one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- cinephile — a person who loves films and cinema
- cleantech — (industry) Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clenching — Present participle of clench.
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- dancehall — a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- echeloned — Simple past tense and past participle of echelon.
- echoingly — In an echoing way.
- elenchtic — Alternative form of elenctic.
- encephala — Plural form of encephalon.
- enchilada — A rolled tortilla with a filling typically of meat and served with a chili sauce.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- entelechy — The realization of potential.
- ethnolect — A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
- ethylenic — (organic chemistry) Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative.
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- flenching — Present participle of flench.
- fletching — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- half cent — a bronze coin of the U.S., equal to one-half cent, issued at various periods between 1793 and 1857.
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- helicline — a curved ramp.
- heliconia — any of a genus of tropical flowering plants with long flowering panicles
- herculean — requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.
- holoclone — (biology) A colony-forming stem cell that has a higher growth potential than a meroclone because it does not contain differentiated cells.
- holocrine — (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
- inclineth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incline.
- kalanchoe — any of several chiefly African and Asian succulent plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Kalanchoe, of the stonecrop family, having mostly opposite leaves and branching clusters of flowers.
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- lebkuchen — a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron.
- lechering — a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- loch ness — a lake in NW Scotland, near Inverness. 23 miles (37 km) long.
- luncheons — Plural form of luncheon.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.