9-letter words containing c, o, l, t, h
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- dishcloth — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dishclout — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dolmetsch — Arnold. 1858–1940, British musician, born in France. He contributed greatly to the revival of interest in early music and instruments
- dropcloth — A large piece of plastic or canvas put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
- dustcloth — a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.
- ethnolect — A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
- facecloth — washcloth.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- footcloth — a carpet or rug.
- forecloth — a cloth hung over the front of something, esp an altar
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- headcloth — any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- holarctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
- holocaust — a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
- holotypic — Relating to a holotype.
- holy city — a city regarded as particularly sacred by the adherents of a religious faith, as Jerusalem by Jews and Christians, Mecca and Medina by Muslims, and Varanasi by Hindus.
- homiletic — of or relating to preaching or to homilies.
- homolytic — Of, pertaining to, or produced by homolysis.
- horotelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- hypocotyl — the part of a plant embryo directly below the cotyledons, forming a connection with the radicle.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- leucothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- leucothoe — any of various shrubs of the genus Leucothoe, of the heath family, having clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- localhost — (computing) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- loincloth — a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- longcloth — a fine, white, cotton cloth, of plain weave; high-grade muslin.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- matholwch — a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.
- microlith — a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
- mortcloth — a funeral cloth spread over a coffin
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- neckcloth — cravat (def 2).
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- ochlocrat — An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; a advocate of mob rule.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- old dutch — the Dutch language before c1100. Abbreviation: OD, OD., O.D.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- otolithic — Of or partaining to an otolith.
- outlaunch — to send out
- packcloth — a cloth used for packing
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.