8-letter words containing c, o, n, h
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- hencoops — Plural form of hencoop.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hoactzin — hoatzin.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- holocene — recent (def 4).
- honchoed — a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief.
- honecker — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, East German Communist leader: chairman of the Council of State 1976–89.
- 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.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- hurcheon — a hedgehog.
- 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.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- 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).
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- 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.
- 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
- latch on — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- lunchbox — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
- luncheon — lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
- macmahon — Marie Edmé Patrice Maurice [ma-ree ed-mey pa-trees moh-rees] /maˈri ˈɛd meɪ paˈtris moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), Count de (Duke of Magenta) 1808–93, president of France 1873–79.
- maconchy — Dame Elizabeth, married name Elizabeth LeFanu. 1907–94, British composer of Irish parentage; noted esp for her chamber music, which includes 13 string quartets and Romanza (1980) for viola and ensemble
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- monachal — of or relating to monks or their life; monastic.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- mooching — Present participle of mooch.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- nanchong — a city in E central Sichuan province, in central China.
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- 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.
- nomarchy — one of the provinces into which modern Greece is divided.
- nonesuch — a person or thing without equal; paragon.
- nonmatch — That which is not a match; a mismatch.
- nonohmic — of or pertaining to that which does not obey Ohm's law
- not much — very little