8-letter words containing c, o, h, i
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
- hoochies — a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- hormetic — of or relating to hormesis
- hormonic — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- horrific — causing horror.
- hospices — Plural form of hospice.
- hot lick — lick (def 11).
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- hydronic — of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- hydropic — dropsical.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hypoacid — relating to a lower than normal level of acidity
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- ice show — entertainment in which a company of ice skaters exhibit their skills to musical accompaniment.
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- ichthyo- — indicating or relating to fishes
- in touch — If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- inchworm — measuringworm.
- incroach — Archaic form of encroach.
- infotech — Information technology.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isocheim — a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- isochore — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- johnniac — (computer) A mainframe computer based on a design by John von Neuman built at the Institute for Advanced Study, USA. The Johnniac went live in 1953 and was decommissioned in 1966. Its memory consisted of 80 special "Selectron" vacuum tubes, each of which held 256 bits of data.
- kiaochow — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- kingchow — former name of Jiangling.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- kweichow — Guizhou.
- kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- methodic — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- micromho — one millionth of a mho or siemens
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- mooching — Present participle of mooch.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.