9-letter words containing l, i, c, h, e, n
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- schelling — Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von [free-drikh vil-helm yoh-zef fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈyoʊ zɛf fən/ (Show IPA), 1775–1854, German philosopher.
- schleiden — Matthias Jakob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1804–81, German botanist.
- schlesien — German name of Silesia.
- schlieren — Petrography. streaks or irregularly shaped masses in an igneous rock that differ in texture or composition from the main mass.
- schmeling — Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1905–2005, German boxer: world heavyweight champion 1930–32.
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- selachian — belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- touchline — any of the outer lines bordering the playing field.
- unchilled — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- uncliched — not cliched
- unethical — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- vetchling — any of several slender, climbing plants belonging to the genus Lathyrus, of the legume family, similar to the vetch but having a winged or angular stem, as L. palustris, of North America.