8-letter words containing a, l, e, n, c
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- lens cap — a small lid or cover for a camera lens which protects it when the camera is not in use
- leucaena — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, which includes the lead tree.
- ligeance — Chiefly Law. the territory subject to a sovereign or liege lord.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- lucianne — a female given name.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- maclaren — Ian [ee-uh n,, ahy-uh n] /ˈi ən,, ˈaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), Watson, John.
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- manacles — Plural form of manacle.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- meniscal — Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
- mescalin — Alternative form of mescaline.
- mulhacen — a mountain in S Spain: the highest peak in Spain. 11,411 feet (3478 meters).
- nacelles — Plural form of nacelle.
- necklace — a piece of jewelry consisting of a string of stones, beads, jewels, or the like, or a chain of gold, silver, or other metal, for wearing around the neck.
- neolocal — living or located away from both the husband's and the wife's relatives: a neolocal family.
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- novercal — of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- nubecula — (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- nucellar — Of or pertaining to the nucellus.
- nuclease — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- nucleate — having a nucleus.
- octangle — octangular.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- pentacle — pentagram.
- pinnacle — a lofty peak.
- placeman — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placemen — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placenta — Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- preclean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- relacing — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- relaunch — an act or instance of launching something again.
- reliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- salience — the state or condition of being salient.
- saliency — salience.
- scalenus — any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).