8-letter words containing a, c, t, i, o
- callisto — a nymph who attracted the love of Zeus and was changed into a bear by Hera. Zeus then set her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major
- calorist — a believer in caloric theory
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- capitano — a captain or chief
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- carotids — Plural form of carotid.
- castilho — Antonio Feliciano de [ahn-taw-n-yoo fuh-lees-yah-noo] /ɑ̃ˈtɔˈn yu fə lisˈyɑ nu/ (Show IPA), 1800–75, Portuguese poet.
- castillo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castizos — Plural form of castizo.
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- cathodic — pertaining to a cathode or phenomena in its vicinity.
- catholic — The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome.
- cationic — a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- ceratoid — having the shape or texture of animal horn
- chaotics — (literature) A recent branch of literary and cultural studies based on chaos theory and the inherent structure of apparently chaotic systems.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- cibation — the act of feeding
- ciclaton — an expensive cloth used in medieval times
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
- clafouti — a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clitoral — Clitoral means concerned with or relating to the clitoris.
- clotilda — ?475–?545 ad, wife of Clovis I of the Franks, whom she converted (496) to Christianity
- coacting — Present participle of coact.
- coaction — any relationship between organisms within a community
- coactive — acting together.
- coal pit — a pit where coal is dug.
- coal tit — a small European songbird, Parus ater, having a black head with a white patch on the nape: family Paridae (tits)
- coassist — to assist jointly
- coasting — the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
- coatings — Plural form of coating.
- coattail — the back part of a coat below the waist; esp., either half of this part when divided, as on a swallow-tailed coat
- cobaltic — of or containing cobalt, esp in the trivalent state
- cocktail — A cocktail is an alcoholic drink which contains several ingredients.
- cogitate — If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something.
- cognatic — related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.
- cohabits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit.
- coinmate — a fellow inmate