9-letter words containing is
- chishtiya — a Sufi order of the Indian subcontinent.
- chisimaio — a port in S Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. Pop: reliable recent estimates are not available
- chlorosis — a disorder, formerly common in adolescent girls, characterized by pale greenish-yellow skin, weakness, and palpitation and caused by insufficient iron in the body
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- chordwise — in the direction of an aerofoil chord
- chorister — A chorister is a singer in a church choir.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- christoff — Boris. 1919–93, Bulgarian bass-baritone, noted esp for his performance in the title role of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- churchism — adherence to the principles of an established church
- chymistry — chemistry.
- cicatrise — (transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
- cirrhosis — Cirrhosis or cirrhosis of the liver is a disease which destroys a person's liver and which can kill them. It is often caused by drinking too much alcohol.
- cis woman — an adult who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cisgender — of or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds to their assigned birth gender
- cispadane — on this (the southern) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- cissexual — noting or relating to a person who is comfortable with having the physical characteristics of that person’s biological sex.
- cissified — effeminate
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- cistronic — cistron-related
- citharist — a player of the cithara
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- civiliser — Alternative form of civilizer.
- civilises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of civilise.
- clackdish — a dish carried by a beggar
- cladistic — relating to the classification of species based on evolutionary ancestry
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- cleverish — Somewhat clever.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- 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
- clinoaxis — in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
- cloacitis — inflammation of the cloaca in birds, including domestic fowl, and other animals with a common opening of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts
- clockwise — When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
- cloisonne — a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge
- cloisters — Plural form of cloister.
- cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
- clownfish — any of several brightly coloured striped fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
- coastwise — along the coast
- cocainise — Alt form cocainize.
- cocainism — addiction to cocaine
- cocainist — a cocaine addict
- codfishes — Plural form of codfish.
- coexisted — Simple past tense and past participle of coexist.
- cogenesis — The genesis of two entities at the same time.