9-letter words containing h, c, i
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- chthonian — of or relating to the underworld
- chu kiang — Zhu Jiang.
- chubbiest — Superlative form of chubby.
- chuckling — Present participle of chuckle.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- chungking — Chongqing
- churchill — a river in E Canada, rising in SE Labrador and flowing north and southeast over Churchill Falls, then east to the Atlantic. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles)
- churching — the act of bringing someone, esp a woman after childbirth, to church for special ceremonies
- churchism — adherence to the principles of an established church
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- churnings — Plural form of churning.
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- chuvashia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the basin of the Volga River in central Russia. 7066 sq. mi. (18,300 sq. km). Capital: Cheboksary.
- chymistry — chemistry.
- cichlidae — the family of cichlid fish
- cinchonas — Plural form of cinchona.
- cinephile — a person who loves films and cinema
- ciphering — calculating
- cirrhosis — Cirrhosis or cirrhosis of the liver is a disease which destroys a person's liver and which can kill them. It is often caused by drinking too much alcohol.
- cirrhotic — a disease of the liver characterized by increase of connective tissue and alteration in gross and microscopic makeup.
- cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- citharist — a player of the cithara
- city hall — The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices.
- clackdish — a dish carried by a beggar
- cleithral — (of Greek temples) covered with a roof
- clenching — Present participle of clench.
- clerihews — Plural form of clerihew.
- clerkship — The position or status of a clerk, especially in the legal profession.
- cleverish — Somewhat clever.
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- cliffhang — (of a serial or film) to end on a note of suspense
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- clinching — Present participle of clinch.
- clingfish — any small marine teleost fish of the family Gobiesocidae, having a flattened elongated body with a sucking disc beneath the head for clinging to rocks, etc
- clipsheet — a sheet of paper with text printed on one side only
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- clothings — Plural form of clothing.
- clownfish — any of several brightly coloured striped fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
- clutching — to hatch (chickens).
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coachwhip — a coachwhip snake
- coccolith — any of the round calcareous plates in chalk formations: formed the outer layer of unicellular plankton
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cockfight — a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs
- codfishes — Plural form of codfish.
- cognitech — (company) A French software company specialising in artificial intelligence.
- cohabited — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohabitee — A person who cohabits with another.