9-letter words containing m, i, c, h
- chemtrail — A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.
- cheremiss — a member of an Ugrian people of the Volga region, esp of the Mari El Republic
- cherimoya — a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean highlands, which produces an oval fruit with cream-coloured flesh
- chi meson — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chiamussu — Jiamusi.
- chiasmata — Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- childmind — To look after children while their parents are absent.
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chimaeric — (of a molecule) having two genetically different components
- chimerism — a medical condition in which a person develops from two distinct embryos that could possess two genetically distinct sets of cells
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- chimneyed — Containing chimneys, or a particular type or number of chimney.
- chinampas — Plural form of chinampa.
- chipmaker — a manufacturer of electronic chips.
- chipmunks — Plural form of chipmunk.
- chirimoya — cherimoya.
- chironomy — the craft or artistry of moving the hands by following a standard or formula in relation to theatrical, oratory, or musical performance
- chisimaio — a port in S Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. Pop: reliable recent estimates are not available
- chiyogami — a type of highly decorated, colourful craft paper used for origami
- chlamydia — Chlamydia is a sexually-transmitted disease.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- chow mein — Chow mein is a Chinese-style dish that consists of fried noodles, cooked meat, and vegetables.
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- chromatic — In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones.
- chromatid — either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- chromidia — chromatins in cell cytoplasm
- churchism — adherence to the principles of an established church
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- chymistry — chemistry.
- colchicum — any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus
- crampfish — a ray of the order Torpediniformes with electric organs on either side of its head
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- dichasium — a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bearing a flower gives rise to two other flowering branches, as in the stitchwort
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- dichotomy — If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a very great difference or opposition between them.
- dichroism — a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dichromic — of or involving only two colours; dichromatic
- didrachma — An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
- dimorphic — having two forms.
- dysthymic — A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
- emphatics — Plural form of emphatic.
- ephemeric — Ephemeral.
- erythemic — having the characteristics of erythema
- ethnicism — (obsolete) heathenism; pagan superstition.
- eunuchism — The condition of being a eunuch.