9-letter words containing h, a, c, i, o
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- michoacan — a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Capital: Morelia.
- minicoach — a small bus or buslike van.
- mishpocha — an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.
- monachism — monasticism.
- monarchic — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- mustachio — a mustache.
- myopathic — Pertaining to myopathy.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- octastich — a stanza or piece of poetic writing that contains eight lines
- oenanthic — having a smell that is similar to wine
- ohmically — By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- orichalch — Alternative form of orichalcum.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- pansophic — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- radicchio — a variety of chicory originating in Italy, having a compact head of reddish, white-streaked leaves: leaves and roots may be cooked or used raw in salads.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rhizocarp — a plant that fruits underground or whose root remains intact while the leaves die off annually
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
- sciomachy — sciamachy.
- sexaholic — a person who is addicted to sex
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- tachyonic — characteristic of a tachyon
- taoiseach — The prime minister of the Republic of Ireland is called the Taoiseach.
- thio acid — an acid in which part or all of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.