8-letter words containing h, i, c
- oilcloth — a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- oinochoe — a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- oligarch — one of the rulers in an oligarchy.
- omniarch — A ruler of the world.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- onychite — a type of marble stone
- onychium — a small fern plant of Old World tropics and subtropics
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchido- — testicle
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- orichalc — a yellow alloy derived from gold or copper
- ornithic — of or relating to birds.
- orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- orthotic — Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- ouachita — a river flowing SE from W Arkansas through NE Louisiana to the Red River. 605 miles (975 km) long.
- outbitch — to bitch more than or better than
- outchide — to exceed in chiding
- outpitch — to exceed in pitching
- overrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- pachalic — pashalik.
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pak-choi — bok choy.
- panchaia — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- parochin — a parish
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- patchily — characterized by or made up of patches.
- pathetic — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- peaching — to inform against an accomplice or associate.
- peiching — Beijing.
- petechia — a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- phacelia — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers.
- phaeacia — an island nation on the shores of which Odysseus was shipwrecked and discovered by Nausicaä.
- phenetic — pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
- phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- phimotic — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photonic — of or relating to processes involving photons.
- phreatic — noting or pertaining to ground water.
- phthalic — of or derived from phthalic acid.
- phthisic — a wasting disease of the lungs; phthisis.
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physico- — physical, physical and