9-letter words containing t, a, l, h, c
- half cent — a bronze coin of the U.S., equal to one-half cent, issued at various periods between 1793 and 1857.
- halftrack — an army truck, armored vehicle, etc. with tractor treads in the rear, but with a pair of wheels in front
- halieutic — Of or pertaining to fishing.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- hatchable — (of an egg) able, or liable, to hatch.
- hatcheled — Simple past tense and past participle of hatchel.
- hatchling — a young bird, reptile, or fish recently emerged from an egg.
- headcloth — any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.
- heathclad — Clad or crowned with heath.
- helvetica — (text) One of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces, developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann. Originally called Neue Haas Grotesk, it was renamed Helvetica for the international market. Helvetica is very similar to the common Arial typeface. The name is Latin for Swiss.
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- holarctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
- holocaust — a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
- jacklight — a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- lap-chart — a log of every lap covered by each car in a race, showing the exact position throughout
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- leachates — Plural form of leachate.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- leucothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- localhost — (computing) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lych gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used during funerals as a temporary shelter for the bier
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- matchable — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchless — having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- matchplay — Alternative form of match play.
- matholwch — a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- neuchatel — a canton in W Switzerland. 309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).
- ochlocrat — An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; a advocate of mob rule.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- outlaunch — to send out
- packcloth — a cloth used for packing
- palm chat — a passerine bird, Dulus dominicus, of Hispaniola and Gonave, in the West Indies, noted for its huge, communal nest, occupied by several pairs of birds.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock