8-letter words containing h, i, l, c
- l'chayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- latching — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- leaching — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- lecithal — having a yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- lecithin — Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- lecythis — any very tall tree of the genus Lecythis
- leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- lichened — Covered with lichen.
- lichenin — a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from various lichens.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- liebchen — A person who is very dear to another (often used as a term of endearment).
- lifehack — Informal. a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing a day-to-day task or activity; a hack: a lifehack for overcoming social anxiety; a computer programmer's best lifehacks.
- linchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- lipchitz — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1891–1973, U.S. sculptor, born in Lithuania.
- lithemic — relating to an excessive or uric acid in the blood
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- lubitsch — Ernst [urnst;; German ernst] /ɜrnst;; German ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1892–1947, German film director and producer, in the U.S. after 1922.
- lunching — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lurching — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- lynching — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lynchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- machilid — jumping bristletail.
- machinal — Of, or pertaining to machines.
- 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.
- manchild — a male child; boy; son.
- marichal — Juan, born 1937, U.S. baseball pitcher, born in the Dominican Republic.
- 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.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish
- 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.
- mitchell — Arthur, born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.
- mulching — (agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
- mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- oilcloth — a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- oligarch — one of the rulers in an oligarchy.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- orichalc — a yellow alloy derived from gold or copper
- pachalic — pashalik.
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.