8-letter words containing h, o, c, e, i
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- exorheic — (of a lake or basin) Externally drained; having one or more outlets.
- fecolith — A calcified fecal deposit.
- goderich — Viscount, title of Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon. 1782–1859, British statesman; prime minister (1827–28)
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hocktide — a former festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter
- homeotic — Of or pertaining to homeosis.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
- hoochies — a thatched hut of southeast Asia.
- hormetic — of or relating to hormesis
- hospices — Plural form of hospice.
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- ice show — entertainment in which a company of ice skaters exhibit their skills to musical accompaniment.
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- infotech — Information technology.
- isocheim — a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- isochore — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- kweichow — Guizhou.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- methodic — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- 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.
- ochidore — a crab, variously the shore crab (Carcinus Maenas), spider crab (esp of the family Maioidea), or swimming crab (esp of the family Portunidae)
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- oinochoe — a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- onychite — a type of marble stone
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- outchide — to exceed in chiding
- overrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- 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.
- 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.
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- rhetoric — (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- rolliche — roulade (def 2).
- schoolie — a fish that swims within a school.
- sopheric — relating to Jewish scribes
- technion — (body) Israel Institute of Technology. Address: Haifa, Israel.
- theodicy — a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil.
- tochises — tokus.