8-letter words containing h, e, m, i, c
- hormetic — of or relating to hormesis
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- impleach — to intertwine
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- ischemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischemic — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- isocheim — a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- lithemic — relating to an excessive or uric acid in the blood
- machined — Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- machiner — One who operates a machine.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- malevich — Kasimir [kaz-uh mir] /ˈkæz əmɪr/ (Show IPA), 1878–1935, Russian painter: founder of suprematism.
- manichee — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechitza — a screen in a synagogue separating men and women
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- melchite — a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.
- mephitic — offensive to the smell.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish
- methodic — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- methylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.
- michelet — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1798–1874, French historian.
- michelin — André (ɑ̃dre). 1853–1931, French industrialist; founder, with his brother Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), of the Michelin Tyre Company (1888): the first to use demountable pneumatic tyres on motor vehicles
- michelle — a female given name.
- michener — (Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- mischief — conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
- misteach — to teach wrongly or badly.
- mitchell — Arthur, born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.
- mitscher — Marc Andrew, 1887–1947, U.S. naval officer and aviator.
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- rhematic — pertaining to the formation of words.
- scheming — given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
- schiedam — a city in SW Netherlands.
- schimmel — a roan-coloured horse
- schirmer — Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1829–93, born in Germany, and his sons Rudolph Edward, 1859–1919, and Gustave, 1864–1907, U.S. music publishers.
- semiarch — a half arch.
- shemitic — a Semite.
- tachisme — action painting (def 1).
- thematic — of or relating to a theme.
- trichome — Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.