8-letter words containing a, c, o, u, n
- conurbia — conurbations considered collectively
- coquinas — Plural form of coquina.
- cornuate — (medicine) Being or pertaining to a hornlike structure, as with a bicornuate uterus.
- cotquean — a coarse woman
- couchant — in a lying position
- coumadin — Synonym of warfarin.
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- countian — a resident of a specific county
- coupland — Douglas. born 1961, Canadian novelist and journalist; novels include Generation X (1991), Girlfriend in a Coma (1998), and City of Glass (2000)
- courante — an old dance in quick triple time
- courland — a region of Latvia, between the Gulf of Riga and the Lithuanian border
- cournand — André (Frederic). 1895–1988, US physician, born in France: shared the 1956 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for his work on heart catheterization
- crankous — fretful; cranky
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- cryonaut — a person whose dead body has been preserved by the technique of cryonics.
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- ducatoon — a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- moluccan — of or relating to a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 2 223 000 (1999 est). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles)
- nacreous — of or relating to nacre.
- noctuary — a journal of what happens in the night
- nocturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- nuoc mam — a fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery.
- occupant — a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something: the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- oceanaut — aquanaut.
- osculant — united by certain common characteristics.
- outdance — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- quantico — a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.
- toucanet — any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- turcoman — Turkoman.
- turncoat — a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- unanchor — to remove or loose from anchor
- uncoated — not covered with a coating
- unicomal — COMmon Algorithmic Language
- univocal — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.