8-letter words containing h, i, l, o, c
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- log chip — the wooden chip of a chip log, for holding the end of the log line.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- 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
- pachouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- 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.
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- rhopalic — (of poetry) in which each successive word has one more syllable than the word before
- rolliche — roulade (def 2).
- scholium — Often, scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- schoolie — a fish that swims within a school.
- stilicho — Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 359?–408, Roman general and statesman.
- torchlit — illuminated by the light of a torch or torches
- woolwich — a former borough of Greater London, England, now part of Greenwich and Newham: royal military academy and arsenal.