9-letter words containing n, i, h, c
- chronaxie — the minimum time required for excitation of a nerve or muscle when the stimulus is double the minimum (threshold) necessary to elicit a basic response
- chronical — relating to or controlled by time
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- chthonian — of or relating to the underworld
- chu kiang — Zhu Jiang.
- chuckling — Present participle of chuckle.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- chungking — Chongqing
- churching — the act of bringing someone, esp a woman after childbirth, to church for special ceremonies
- churnings — Plural form of churning.
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- cinchonas — Plural form of cinchona.
- cinephile — a person who loves films and cinema
- ciphering — calculating
- cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- clenching — Present participle of clench.
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- cliffhang — (of a serial or film) to end on a note of suspense
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- clinching — Present participle of clinch.
- clingfish — any small marine teleost fish of the family Gobiesocidae, having a flattened elongated body with a sucking disc beneath the head for clinging to rocks, etc
- clothings — Plural form of clothing.
- clownfish — any of several brightly coloured striped fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
- clutching — to hatch (chickens).
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cognitech — (company) A French software company specialising in artificial intelligence.
- cohousing — a type of housing with some shared facilities
- coinhabit — To inhabit together.
- coinherit — To inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.
- conchfish — a cardinalfish, Astropogon stellatus, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- conchitis — inflammation of the outer ear
- corn chip — a thin, crisp piece of snack food made from cornmeal.
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- cornichon — a type of small gherkin
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- couchings — the act of a person or thing that couches.
- countship — the rank or position of a count.
- cowhiding — Present participle of cowhide.
- crouching — to stoop or bend low.
- crunching — to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cuchulain — a legendary hero of Ulster
- cushiness — the quality or condition of being cushy
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- cushionet — a small cushion
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- dehiscent — (of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen
- den chief — (in the Boy Scouts) a boy scout who supervises a cub scout den in cooperation with a den mother or den father.