8-letter words containing c, o, h, i
- mouchoir — a handkerchief.
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- noachian — of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.
- nonohmic — of or pertaining to that which does not obey Ohm's law
- notching — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- ochidore — a crab, variously the shore crab (Carcinus Maenas), spider crab (esp of the family Maioidea), or swimming crab (esp of the family Portunidae)
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- ochozias — Ahaziah.
- oilcloth — a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- oinochoe — a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- oligarch — one of the rulers in an oligarchy.
- omniarch — A ruler of the world.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- onychite — a type of marble stone
- onychium — a small fern plant of Old World tropics and subtropics
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchido- — testicle
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- orichalc — a yellow alloy derived from gold or copper
- ornithic — of or relating to birds.
- orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- orthotic — Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- ouachita — a river flowing SE from W Arkansas through NE Louisiana to the Red River. 605 miles (975 km) long.
- outbitch — to bitch more than or better than
- outchide — to exceed in chiding
- outpitch — to exceed in pitching
- overrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pak-choi — bok choy.
- parochin — a parish
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phimotic — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photonic — of or relating to processes involving photons.
- physico- — physical, physical and
- phytonic — of or relating to a phyton
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pitch on — to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- pitchpot — a pot used by sailors for heating pitch.
- po chu-i — a.d. 772–846, Chinese poet.
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- pochismo — an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.