8-letter words containing a, s, o, c, i
- osmotica — Plural form of osmoticum.
- ossianic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- ossicula — Plural form of ossiculum.
- oxidasic — relating to enzymes that catalyse oxidation
- piscator — fisherman.
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- sarcodic — pertaining to the sarcode or protoplasm of an animal
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- saxicole — living on or among rocks
- scabiosa — any of genus (Scabiosa) of plants of the teasel family, having showy, variously colored flowers in flattened or dome-shaped heads, as the sweet scabiosa (S. atropurpurea), often cultivated as a garden flower
- scabious — covered with or consisting of scabs; scabby.
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scallion — any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- scansion — the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- scarious — thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- scolioma — an abnormal curving of the spine
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- semicoma — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- simoniac — a person who practices simony.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- sociably — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- socially — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- societal — noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- socinian — a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- socratic — of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sticcado — a type of xylophone
- stomatic — pertaining to the mouth.
- subotica — a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- toiseach — an ancient Celtic nobleman
- unsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- varicose — abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen: a varicose vein.
- vocalics — the non-verbal aspects of voice creation
- vocalise — a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
- vocalism — Phonetics. a vowel, diphthong, triphthong, or vowel quality, as in a syllable. the system of vowels of a language.
- vocalist — a singer.
- volscian — of or relating to the Volsci or to their language.
- wainscot — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.