8-letter words containing l, i, e, c, h
- klephtic — (historical) Relating to the klephts.
- 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.
- 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.
- lecithin — Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- lecythis — any very tall tree of the genus Lecythis
- leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lichened — Covered with lichen.
- lichenin — a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from various lichens.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- liebchen — A person who is very dear to another (often used as a term of endearment).
- 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.
- lithemic — relating to an excessive or uric acid in the blood
- 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.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- melchite — a Christian in Egypt and Syria who accepted the definition of faith adopted by the Council of Chalcedon in a.d. 451.
- merchild — a mythical creature with the upper body of a child and the lower body of a fish
- methylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the methyl group.
- michelet — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1798–1874, French historian.
- michelin — André (ɑ̃dre). 1853–1931, French industrialist; founder, with his brother Édouard Michelin (1859–1940), of the Michelin Tyre Company (1888): the first to use demountable pneumatic tyres on motor vehicles
- michelle — a female given name.
- mitchell — Arthur, born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- parhelic — of or like a parhelion or parhelia
- phacelia — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers.
- 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.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- prechill — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- reuchlin — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- rolliche — roulade (def 2).
- schiller — Ferdinand Canning Scott [kan-ing] /ˈkæn ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1937, English philosopher in the U.S.
- schimmel — a roan-coloured horse
- schoolie — a fish that swims within a school.
- suchlike — of any such kind; similar.
- swelchie — the tidal race in the Pentland Firth
- switchel — a drink of molasses and water, plus ginger or rum; treacle beer
- teiglach — a confection consisting of small balls of dough boiled in a syrup of honey, sugar, and spices.
- telechir — a robot arm controlled by a human operator
- tetchily — irritable; touchy.
- thetical — positive; dogmatic.
- weichsel — a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- welching — welsh.
- winchell — Walter, 1897–1972, U.S. newspaper columnist and radio and television broadcaster.