9-letter words containing c, h, a, m
- hematinic — a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.
- hematitic — Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- home care — a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it
- home-care — of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home: a member of the hospital's home-care staff.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- homeplace — a person's birthplace or family home.
- homicidal — of or relating to homicide.
- homogamic — (of a plant) in which all the flowers of an inflorescence are either of the same sex or hermaphrodite
- humectant — a substance that absorbs or helps another substance retain moisture, as glycerol.
- humectate — to humect ie to moisten, to wet
- humpbacks — Plural form of humpback.
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- impeached — Simple past tense and past participle of impeach.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- ischaemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischaemic — (UK, pathology, cardiology) alternative spelling of ischemic.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- kamchadal — Itelmen.
- kamchatka — a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, extending S between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. 750 miles (1210 km) long; 104,200 sq. mi. (269,880 sq. km) wide.
- kampuchea — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- la mancha — a plateau region in central Spain: famous as the birthplace of Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote de la Mancha.
- lachrymal — of or relating to tears.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- lcm chair — Eames chair (def 1).
- logomachy — a dispute about or concerning words.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- macarthur — Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in SW Pacific during World War II and of UN forces in Korea 1950–51.
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- machabees — Maccabees (def 2).
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- machinima — the process of making real-time animated films by utilizing the 3D graphics technology of computer games.
- machining — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- machmeter — a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.
- machpelah — the site of a cave, probably in the ancient city of Hebron, where Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah were buried. Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- 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.
- mailcoach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- man crush — an intense but non-sexual admiration felt by one man for another
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- manchette — armpad.