8-letter words containing a, c, i, n, e
- maenadic — (Greek mythology) Of, or pertaining to the maenad.
- magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- manichee — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- medicant — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- medicean — Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- medician — (chiefly in science fiction) A physician, a medical doctor; a medic.
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- meniscal — Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
- mescalin — Alternative form of mescaline.
- mexicano — the Nahuatl language.
- midocean — The area in the middle of an ocean, far from shore.
- mixtecan — a branch of a family of American Indian languages spoken in central Mexico
- narceine — a narcotic alkaloid, C 2 3 H 2 7 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- navicert — A form of passport permitting a neutral ship to traverse a blockade in wartime.
- nearctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- neorican — a Puerto Rican living in New York or one who has lived in New York and returned to Puerto Rico.
- neumatic — any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- nice and — pleasingly
- nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- oceanian — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- oceanite — A variety of picrite that is chiefly composed of olivine phenocrysts.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- pandemic — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- panicked — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
- patience — a female given name.
- peacenik — an activist or demonstrator who opposes war and military intervention; pacifist.
- peaching — to inform against an accomplice or associate.
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- pedantic — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pemmican — dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
- pentadic — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a pentad
- phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- piacenza — a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- pinnacle — a lofty peak.
- pittance — a small amount or share.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- poincare — Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- procaine — a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- racinage — decorative treatment of leather with colors and acids to produce a branchlike effect.
- raciness — slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.