9-letter words containing h, i, m, e
- cherimoya — a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean highlands, which produces an oval fruit with cream-coloured flesh
- chi meson — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chimaeric — (of a molecule) having two genetically different components
- chimerism — a medical condition in which a person develops from two distinct embryos that could possess two genetically distinct sets of cells
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- chimneyed — Containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney.
- chipmaker — a manufacturer of electronic chips.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- chow mein — Chow mein is a Chinese-style dish that consists of fried noodles, cooked meat, and vegetables.
- demijohns — Plural form of demijohn.
- demophile — A friend of the people.
- demythify — to remove the mythical characteristics from (a person)
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- dishelmed — Simple past tense and past participle of dishelm.
- disinhume — to disinter.
- dithelism — the belief that Christ had two wills, human and divine
- duotheism — Belief in and worship in two deities, usually framed as a god and goddess of roughly equal power.
- dysphemia — any impairment in the ability to speak.
- effingham — a town in central Illinois.
- egotheism — The deification of one's own self.
- eightsman — a member of an eight-man rowing team
- eightsome — A group of eight persons or things, one more than a sevensome and one less than a ninesome.
- embellish — Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
- empathies — Plural form of empathy.
- empathise — (British) alternative spelling of empathize.
- empathize — Understand and share the feelings of another.
- emphasise — (British) alternative spelling of emphasize.
- emphasize — Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
- emphatics — Plural form of emphatic.
- emphlysis — the outbreak of blisters on the body
- enmeshing — Present participle of enmesh.
- ephemeric — Ephemeral.
- ephemerid — (zoology) Any member of the Ephemeridae.
- ephemeris — A table or data file giving the calculated positions of a celestial object at regular intervals throughout a period.
- epiphragm — A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- epirrhema — the address in Greek comedy
- eremitish — resembling an eremite
- erythemic — having the characteristics of erythema
- erythrism — A congenital condition of abnormal redness in an animal’s fur, plumage, or skin.
- ethmoidal — Ethmoid.
- ethnicism — (obsolete) heathenism; pagan superstition.
- eunuchism — The condition of being a eunuch.
- euphemise — Alternative spelling of euphemize.
- euphemism — A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
- euphemist — One who uses euphemisms.
- euphemize — Refer to (something unpleasant or embarrassing) by means of a euphemism.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases