9-letter words containing e, t, c, h, i
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- eurythmic — (music) harmonious.
- euthenics — The study of the effects of place on people.
- 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.
- exarchist — a supporter of an exarch, esp the Exarch of Bulgaria
- exophytic — (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- fetchings — Plural form of fetching.
- fetichism — belief in or use of fetishes.
- fetichist — Archaic form of fetishist.
- fletching — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- gemutlich — comfortable and pleasant; cozy.
- geophytic — Relating to geophytes.
- gothicize — to make gothic, as in style.
- habitance — (obsolete) dwelling; abode; residence.
- hackitude — (jargon) An even sillier word for hackishness.
- haecceity — That property or quality of a thing by virtue of which it is unique or describable as “ this (one). ”.
- halieutic — Of or pertaining to fishing.
- hanseatic — of or relating to the Hanseatic League or to any of the towns belonging to it.
- headstick — a piece of wood formerly used in typesetting to create a margin at the top of a page
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- helictite — A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth.
- helvetica — (text) One of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces, developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann. Originally called Neue Haas Grotesk, it was renamed Helvetica for the international market. Helvetica is very similar to the common Arial typeface. The name is Latin for Swiss.
- hematinic — a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.
- hematitic — Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.
- hemistich — the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, especially as divided by a caesura or the like.
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- hemotoxic — a toxin, as cobra venom, that causes a hemolytic reaction.
- hemstitch — to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritance — inheritance.
- hermetics — alchemy
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- hesitance — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- heterotic — Of or relating to heterosis (hybrid vigor).
- heuretics — the use of logic
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
- hic jacet — (on gravestones) here lies
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- high tech — high technology.