8-letter words containing a, c, e, t, i
- ascetics — Plural form of ascetic.
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- atticize — to conform or adapt to the Attic Greek style of expression, habits, and beliefs
- auncient — Obsolete form of ancient.
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autocide — suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.
- azotemic — the accumulation of abnormally large amounts of nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as in uremic poisoning.
- backbite — to talk spitefully about (an absent person)
- backlite — (in automotive styling) the rear window of a vehicle.
- bacteria — Bacteria are very small organisms. Some bacteria can cause disease.
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- baculite — an extinct species of mollusc from the Late Cretaceous period, fossils of which have been found ranging from 7cm to 2m in length
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- basilect — (in a region where creole is or has been spoken) the dialect closest to that creole and furthest removed from the most prestigious dialect (the acrolect) of the region
- bathetic — containing or displaying bathos
- beatific — A beatific expression shows or expresses great happiness and calmness.
- beatrice — a feminine name: dim. Bea; var. Beatrix
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- biacetyl — a liquid with a strong, butter-like odour
- bitbrace — brace (def 3).
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- brattice — a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- caecitis — an inflammation of the caecum
- cake tin — A cake tin is a metal container that you bake a cake in.
- calamite — any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
- calebite — a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.
- califate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- calltime — time available for making calls on a mobile phone
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campsite — A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.
- canidate — Eye dialect of candidate.
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- canticle — a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
- capetian — a member of the dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, which ruled France from 987–1328 ad
- capitate — shaped like a head, as certain flowers or inflorescences
- capitule — (obsolete) A summary.
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- captaine — Obsolete spelling of captain.
- captived — Simple past tense and past participle of captive.
- captives — Plural form of captive; persons held prisoner.
- carinate — having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
- caritive — (in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- casteism — the belief in, and adherence to, the caste system