9-letter words containing i, c, h, t
- gothicism — conformity or devotion to the gothic style in the arts.
- gothicize — to make gothic, as in style.
- graphitic — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- habitance — (obsolete) dwelling; abode; residence.
- habitancy — the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
- hackitude — (jargon) An even sillier word for hackishness.
- haecceity — That property or quality of a thing by virtue of which it is unique or describable as “ this (one). ”.
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- halachist — one of the writers or compilers of the Halakhah.
- halieutic — Of or pertaining to fishing.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- hanseatic — of or relating to the Hanseatic League or to any of the towns belonging to it.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hatchings — Plural form of hatching.
- hatchling — a young bird, reptile, or fish recently emerged from an egg.
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.
- headstick — a piece of wood formerly used in typesetting to create a margin at the top of a page
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- helictite — A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth.
- helvetica — (text) One of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces, developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann. Originally called Neue Haas Grotesk, it was renamed Helvetica for the international market. Helvetica is very similar to the common Arial typeface. The name is Latin for Swiss.
- hematinic — a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.
- hematitic — Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.
- hemistich — the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, especially as divided by a caesura or the like.
- hemolytic — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- hemotoxic — a toxin, as cobra venom, that causes a hemolytic reaction.
- hemstitch — to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritance — inheritance.
- hermetics — alchemy
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- hesitance — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- heterotic — Of or relating to heterosis (hybrid vigor).
- heuretics — the use of logic
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
- hic jacet — (on gravestones) here lies
- hick town — an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders