8-letter words containing l, c, h
- cachalot — sperm whale
- cahuilla — a member of a North American Indian people of southern California.
- cakehole — (slang) The mouth.
- calabash — a tropical American evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, that produces large round gourds: family Bignoniaceae
- calanthe — any of various orchids of the genus Calanthe of the family Orchidaceae, found in tropical areas and having long-lasting yellow, white, or pink flowers
- calathea — any plant of the S. American perennial genus Calathea, many species of which are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative variegated leaves, esp the zebra plant (C. zebrina), the leaves of which are purplish below and dark green with lighter stripes above: family Marantaceae
- calathus — a vase-shaped basket represented in ancient Greek art, used as a symbol of fruitfulness
- caliches — Plural form of caliche.
- calipash — the greenish glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the upper shell, considered a delicacy
- caliphal — relating to a caliph
- calthrop — any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- calzaghe — Joe. born 1972, Welsh boxer: won all 46 of his professional fights (1993–2008); world champion in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions
- camelish — similar to a camel
- cashable — Able to be converted into cash.
- cashflow — Of or pertaining to a cash flow.
- cashless — Cashless payments are made using cards or electronic methods rather than physical money.
- castilho — Antonio Feliciano de [ahn-taw-n-yoo fuh-lees-yah-noo] /ɑ̃ˈtɔˈn yu fə lisˈyɑ nu/ (Show IPA), 1800–75, Portuguese poet.
- catchall — A catchall is a term or category which includes many different things.
- catchfly — any of several caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Silene that have sticky calyxes and stems on which insects are sometimes trapped
- catechol — a colourless crystalline phenol found in resins and lignins; 1,2-dihydroxybenzene. It is used as a photographic developer. Formula: C6H4(OH)2
- cathleen — a female given name, Irish form of Catherine.
- cathodal — (biochemistry) Attracted towards a cathode.
- catholic — The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome.
- ceilidhs — Plural form of ceilidh.
- cellfish — using a mobile phone in a way that disregards the wishes of other people
- cephalad — towards the head or anterior part
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cephalo- — indicating the head
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cephalus — the husband of Procris.
- chackles — to chatter; jabber.
- chadless — (of a keypunch) not producing chads
- chadlock — Alternative form of charlock.
- chaebols — Plural form of chaebol.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chalazae — Plural form of chalaza.
- chalazal — Of or pertaining to the chalaza.
- chalcids — Plural form of chalcid.
- chaldaic — an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean
- chaldean — a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
- chaldron — a unit of capacity equal to 36 bushels. Formerly used in the US for the measurement of solids, being equivalent to 1.268 cubic metres. Used in Britain for both solids and liquids, it is equivalent to 1.309 cubic metres
- chaliced — (of plants) having cup-shaped flowers
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chalk up — If you chalk up a success, a victory, or a number of points in a game, you achieve it.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- chalkpit — a quarry for chalk
- chalmers — Alexander, 1759–1834, Scottish biographer, editor, and journalist.
- chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
- chalukya — a dynasty of central India, ruling a.d. c500–753, and restored a.d. 973–1190.