9-letter words containing d, i, c, h
- rachidial — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.
- rachidian — (anatomy, zoology) Of or relating to the rachis; spinal; vertebral.
- radicchio — a variety of chicory originating in Italy, having a compact head of reddish, white-streaked leaves: leaves and roots may be cooked or used raw in salads.
- red birch — river birch.
- red china — China, People's Republic of.
- remscheid — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- richard i — ("Richard the Lion-Hearted"; "Richard Coeur de Lion") 1157–99, king of England 1189–99.
- richfield — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rock hind — a small, orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus adscensionis, inhabiting warm seas from North Carolina to Brazil, especially in the West Indies, and fished as food.
- scaldfish — a small European flatfish, Arnoglossus laterna, covered with large fragile scales: family Bothidae
- scaldship — the office of a scald or an ancient Scandinavian poet or bard
- schaudinn — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1871–1906, German zoologist.
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- schizopod — any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.
- schleiden — Matthias Jakob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1804–81, German botanist.
- schneider — to prevent (an opponent) from scoring a point in a game or match.
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- schoolkid — a child who attends school
- scirrhoid — resembling a scirrhus.
- shickered — intoxicated; drunk.
- shitfaced — very drunk.
- sidecheck — a checkrein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness.
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- the ditch — an informal name for the Tasman Sea
- theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
- theodoric — a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.
- thicketed — covered with thickets, dense brush, or undergrowth
- thickhead — a stupid person; blockhead.
- thio acid — an acid in which part or all of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
- threnodic — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- trihydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) trihydroxy.
- unchained — to fasten or secure with a chain: to chain a dog to a post.
- unchilled — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- uncliched — not cliched
- whickered — Simple past tense and past participle of whicker.
- whipcordy — resembling a whipcord
- windchest — a chamber containing the air supply for the reeds or pipes of an organ.
- windchill — A quantity expressing the effective lowering of the air temperature caused by the wind, especially as affecting the rate of heat loss from an object or human body or as perceived by an exposed person.
- windchime — A chime constructed from suspended tubes, rods, bells, etc., often hung outside a building or residence as a visual and aural ornament to be played by the wind.
- witchhood — the position of a witch
- witchweed — an Old World parasitic plant of the genus Striga, introduced into the southern U.S.: a serious pest of corn and other grass crops.
- woodchips — Plural form of woodchip.