10-letter words containing c, r, i, t, h
- hitchhiker — to travel by standing on the side of the road and soliciting rides from passing vehicles.
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- homoerotic — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- humoristic — a person who is skillful in the use of humor, as in writing, talking, or acting.
- hut circle — a circle of earth or stones representing the site of a prehistoric hut
- hydrolytic — producing, noting, or resulting in hydrolysis.
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hyperbatic — relating to a hyperbaton
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypertoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- hypocretin — Either of the peptide hormones orexin.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypocritic — Synonym of hypocritical.
- hypometric — Smaller than normally measured.
- hysteretic — the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystericky — prone to or characterized by hysteria
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- hystricine — Like or pertaining to porcupines.
- incoherent — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- increaseth — Archaic third-person singular form of increase.
- inrichment — Alternative form of enrichment.
- interchain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- intershock — To shock mutually, as if by collision.
- intrenched — Simple past tense and past participle of intrench; obsolete spelling of entrenched.
- intrenches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intrench.
- irrhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- ischuretic — (of a medicine) curing ischuria
- isothermic — occurring at constant temperature.
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.
- larithmics — the study of quantitative relations in population aggregates.
- lathyritic — Of or pertaining to lathyrism.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- maastricht — a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- marchantia — a type of liverwort plant
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- matriarchy — a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- metternich — Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von [kley-mens ven-tsuh l ney-paw-moo k loh-tahr fuh n,, loh-tahr] /ˈkleɪ mɛns ˈvɛn tsəl ˈneɪ pɔ mʊk ˈloʊ tɑr fən,, loʊˈtɑr/ (Show IPA), 1773–1859, Austrian statesman and diplomat.
- microlight — An ultralight aircraft.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.