8-letter words containing l, a, c, h, i
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- chyluria — the presence of chyle in urine
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clathrin — a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- coolibah — A northern Australian gum tree that typically grows near watercourses and yields strong, hard timber.
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- falchion — a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
- gadhelic — Also called Q-Celtic. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound remained a velar. Irish and Scottish Gaelic belong to Goidelic.
- hackling — Present participle of hackle.
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- halachic — Of or pertaining to halacha (Jewish law).
- halakhic — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- haptical — of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands.
- headlice — Alternative form of head lice.
- heliacal — pertaining to or occurring near the sun, especially applied to such risings and settings of a star as are most nearly coincident with those of the sun while yet visible.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hellicat — an evil creature
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- hickwall — any of certain European woodpeckers, especially the green woodpecker.
- hickymal — a titmouse
- hrdlicka — Aleš [ah-lesh] /ˈɑ lɛʃ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. anthropologist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- ich-laut — the voiceless palatal fricative sound that is written as ch in German ich, often allophonic with the ach-laut
- impleach — to intertwine
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- 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.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- 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.
- 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.