9-letter words containing h, a, c, i, o
- coliphage — a bacteriophage
- coolibahs — Plural form of coolibah.
- crosshair — either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- echolalia — Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
- echolalic — (clinical psychology) Of or pertaining to echolalia.
- ecophobia — Fear of one\u2019s home.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- falchions — Plural form of falchion.
- foodchain — Alternative spelling of food chain.
- glochidia — glochid.
- gnathonic — sycophantic; fawning.
- hachinohe — a city in N Honshu, Japan.
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- 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.
- harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.
- heliconia — any of a genus of tropical flowering plants with long flowering panicles
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hoatching — infested; swarming
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- holarctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
- homicidal — of or relating to homicide.
- homogamic — (of a plant) in which all the flowers of an inflorescence are either of the same sex or hermaphrodite
- hurricano — (obsolete) A waterspout; a hurricane.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- hynagogic — Misspelling of hypnagogic.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- indochina — a peninsula in SE Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, W Malaysia, and Burma (Myanmar).
- isobathic — having the same depth.
- 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.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- mailcoach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail