9-letter words containing c, o, h, i
- crossfish — a starfish
- crosshair — either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight
- crouching — to stoop or bend low.
- cryophile — (biology) An organism that thrives at low temperatures.
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- cushionet — a small cushion
- cyclolith — a stone circle
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichoptic — having the eyes distinctly separate
- dichotomy — If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a very great difference or opposition between them.
- dichroism — a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
- dichroite — cordierite.
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dichromic — of or involving only two colours; dichromatic
- dimorphic — having two forms.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- dishcloth — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dishclout — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dithionic — of or derived from dithionic acid.
- ditrochee — a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
- dolichuri — poetic term
- doohickey — a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
- dot pitch — (hardware) The distance between a dot and the closest dot of the same colour (red, green or blue) on a color CRT. Dot pitch is typically from 0.28 to 0.51 mm but large presentation monitors may go up to 1.0 mm. The smaller the dot pitch, the crisper the image, 0.31 or less provides a sharp image, especially when displaying text. Dot pitch measurements between conventional tubes and Sony's Trinitron tubes are roughly, but not exactly comparable. Sony's CRTs use vertical stripes, not dots, and its measurement is the distance between stripes, not the diagonal distance between dots.
- dowitcher — any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus.
- dysphonic — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- echinoids — Plural form of echinoid.
- echiuroid — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.
- echogenic — capable of generating or reflecting sound waves.
- echoingly — In an echoing way.
- echolalia — Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
- echolalic — (clinical psychology) Of or pertaining to echolalia.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- ecophobia — Fear of one\u2019s home.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- escovitch — Alternative form of escoveitch.
- ethnocide — The deliberate and systematic destruction of the culture of an ethnic group.
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- eunuchoid — Resembling a eunuch, typically in having reduced or indeterminate sexual characteristics.
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- exophoric — Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora.