8-letter words containing a, e, c, i
- epifocal — situated or occurring at an epicentre
- epigamic — attractive to the opposite sex
- epitaxic — relating to epitaxy
- epitheca — (microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
- erratick — Obsolete form of erratic.
- erratics — Plural form of erratic.
- escalier — a staircase
- escaping — Present participle of escape.
- escapism — The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
- escapist — Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
- escorial — a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584
- escurial — Escorial
- especial — Better or greater than usual; special.
- estancia — A cattle ranch in Latin America or the southwestern US.
- ethanoic — (organic chemistry) IUPAC nomenclature for CH3COO-.
- ethnical — (rare) Ethnic.
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- eustatic — Of or pertaining to eustasy.
- exacting — Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- exaction — The action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment or service.
- excitant — able to excite or stimulate
- excitate — (obsolete) To excite.
- exclaims — Plural form of exclaim.
- exitance — (physics) Flux (of radiation).
- ezechias — a king of Judah ?715–?687 bc, noted for his religious reforms (II Kings 18–19)
- facelift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- facemail — a computer program which uses an electronically generated face to deliver messages on screen
- facetiae — Pornographic literature.
- facetime — Alternative form of face time.
- faceting — one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- facilely — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- famacide — a person who destroys another's reputation; a defamer or slanderer.
- fanciers — Plural form of fancier.
- fanciest — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fasciate — bound with a band, fillet, or bandage.
- fascicle — a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
- fascines — Plural form of fascine.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- fast ice — ice that is frozen to, grounded on, or attached to the bottom of an area covered by shallow water.
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- felicita — a female given name, form of Felicia.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- feracity — (obsolete) The state of being feracious, or fruitful.
- fiancees — Plural form of fiancee.
- fichtean — of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy of Johann Fichte.
- filecard — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- financed — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.