8-letter words containing a, c, i, e
- cressida — (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes
- cribbage — a game of cards for two to four, in which players try to win a set number of points before their opponents
- cribella — Plural form of cribellum.
- crispate — having a curled or waved appearance
- cristate — having a crest
- criteria — a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- cruciate — shaped or arranged like a cross
- ctenidia — any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- cuneatic — cuneiform; cuneate.
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- curarine — an alkaloid extracted from curare, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. Formula: C19H26ON2
- curarize — to paralyse or treat with curare
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- czarlike — Alternative spelling of tsarlike.
- daedalic — an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
- daemonic — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- daliance — Obsolete spelling of dalliance.
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decanoic — Of or pertaining to decanoic acid or its derivatives; capric.
- decating — a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- decennia — a period of ten years; a decade.
- deciduae — Plural form of decidua.
- decidual — the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- decimals — pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.
- decimate — To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- declinal — the action of politely refusing or declining
- dedicant — a person who devotes or dedicates
- dedicate — If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important.
- defacing — to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
- defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
- deicidal — a person who kills a god.
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- delicata — (North America) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- deracine — uprooted
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- deviance — the act or state of being deviant
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- diabetic — Diabetic is also an adjective.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- diactine — a sponge spicule having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
- diagetic — Misspelling of diegetic.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.