9-letter words containing h, c, i
- hegemonic — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
- helically — pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- helicline — a curved ramp.
- helicoids — Plural form of helicoid.
- heliconia — any of a genus of tropical flowering plants with long flowering panicles
- helictite — A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth.
- helidecks — Plural form of helideck.
- heliozoic — denoting or relating to a heliozoan
- 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.
- hemicycle — a semicircle.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hemistich — the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, especially as divided by a caesura or the like.
- hemogenic — Of, or relating to the production of blood cells.
- 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.
- hendricks — a male given name, form of Henry.
- henrician — of or having to do with the reign, policies, etc. of any king named Henry, esp. Henry VIII of England
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- herbicide — a substance or preparation for killing plants, especially weeds.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- 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.
- heroicize — heroize.
- 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.
- hexabasic — containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized: a hexabasic acid.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
- hic jacet — (on gravestones) here lies
- hiccoughs — Plural form of hiccough.
- hiccuping — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hiccupped — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hick town — an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated
- hickories — Plural form of hickory.
- hicks yew — a hybrid yew, Taxus media hicksii, having a columnar manner of growth.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.