11-letter words containing e, c, h, i
- in chancery — (of a suit) pending in a court of equity
- in exchange — in return
- in stitches — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- in the club — pregnant
- in the cold — outside, exposed to cold weather
- in the dock — the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
- in the face — head on, directly
- inauthentic — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- incoherence — the quality or state of being incoherent.
- incoherency — incoherence.
- indehiscent — not dehiscent; not opening at maturity.
- indochinese — of or relating to Indochina or its inhabitants.
- inhabitance — place of residence; habitation.
- inhancement — Obsolete form of enhancement.
- inherencies — inherence.
- inheritance — something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
- inner child — Some psychologists refer to a person's childish feelings as his or her inner child.
- interbranch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- interchange — to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
- interchurch — interdenominational.
- interethnic — pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.
- interschool — Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.
- intrathecal — Anatomy. situated within the thecal sac: covering the spinal cord.
- intrenchant — not able to be cut
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- ionospheric — Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isocephalic — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isochronize — to make isochronal.
- isolecithal — homolecithal.
- issacharite — a member of the tribe of Issachar.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- justiceship — the office of a justice.
- kinesthetic — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
- kingtehchen — Jingdezhen.
- kitchen tea — a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.
- kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
- kitchenette — a very small, compact kitchen.
- kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- larch river — a river in N Quebec, Canada, flowing NE to the Caniapiscau River. 270 miles (434 km) long.
- lechuguilla — a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.