8-letter words containing a, n, c, o
- icosagon — (mathematics) A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles.
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- incroach — Archaic form of encroach.
- intonaco — (formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- invocate — invoke.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- ironical — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- jacobean — of or relating to James I of England or to his period.
- jacobian — Alternative capitalization of Jacobian.
- jacobina — a female given name.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobsen — Jens Peter [yens pey-tuh r] /yɛns ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1847–85, Danish novelist.
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- johnniac — (computer) A mainframe computer based on a design by John von Neuman built at the Institute for Advanced Study, USA. The Johnniac went live in 1953 and was decommissioned in 1966. Its memory consisted of 80 special "Selectron" vacuum tubes, each of which held 256 bits of data.
- joncanoe — a Caribbean Christmas ceremony or dance
- laconian — an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- laconica — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lactonic — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- lancelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- latch on — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- loanback — a facility offered by some life-assurance companies in which an individual can borrow from his pension fund
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- location — memory location
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- logician — a person who is skilled in logic.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- lycaonia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macarons — Plural form of macaron.
- macaroon — a drop cookie made of egg whites, sugar, usually almond paste or coconut, and sometimes a little flour.
- maccaron — Alternative spelling of macaron.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- macmahon — Marie Edmé Patrice Maurice [ma-ree ed-mey pa-trees moh-rees] /maˈri ˈɛd meɪ paˈtris moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), Count de (Duke of Magenta) 1808–93, president of France 1873–79.
- maconchy — Dame Elizabeth, married name Elizabeth LeFanu. 1907–94, British composer of Irish parentage; noted esp for her chamber music, which includes 13 string quartets and Romanza (1980) for viola and ensemble
- majorcan — a native or inhabitant of Majorca
- mammonic — Of, or pertaining to, Mammons.
- man lock — an air lock serving as a decompression chamber for workers.
- mancando — in a fading manner