9-letter words containing o, e, n, c, h
- chioppine — Alternative form of chopine.
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chlordane — a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C10H6Cl8
- cholerine — (pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.
- chondrite — a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrules
- chondrule — one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites
- chow mein — Chow mein is a Chinese-style dish that consists of fried noodles, cooked meat, and vegetables.
- chromagen — (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
- chromogen — a compound that forms coloured compounds on oxidation
- 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
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- cithaeron — a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- 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.
- coherence — Coherence is a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole.
- coherency — the act or state of cohering; cohesion.
- coinherit — To inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.
- consumeth — Archaic third-person singular form of consume.
- cornhouse — a corncrib.
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- coryphene — either of two large marine percoid fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, that resemble the cetacean dolphins and have an iridescent coloration
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- 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
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- cushionet — a small cushion
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- cynophobe — A person with cynophobia.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- echeloned — Simple past tense and past participle of echelon.
- echinoids — Plural form of echinoid.
- echogenic — capable of generating or reflecting sound waves.
- echoingly — In an echoing way.
- ecphoneme — (obsolete) A symbol, !, comprising a vertical line and a dot below, signifying the end of a sentence that is an exclamation.
- encheason — a reason
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- ethnocide — The deliberate and systematic destruction of the culture of an ethnic group.
- ethnolect — A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- eunuchoid — Resembling a eunuch, typically in having reduced or indeterminate sexual characteristics.
- forfochen — exhausted
- gonotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
- hacendado — the owner of a hacienda.
- hachinohe — a city in N Honshu, Japan.
- hacqueton — an upholstered garment for the upper body worn under chain mail or such a garment covered with chain mail
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- headcanon — (fandom slang) Elements and interpretations of a fictional universe accepted by an individual fan, but not found within or supported by the official canon.
- headcount — The act of counting how many people are present in a group.