8-letter words containing c, a, s, o
- cyanosed — (pathology) Afflicted with cyanosis.
- cyanosis — a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood
- damocles — a sycophant forced by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, to sit under a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was
- damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
- decagons — Plural form of decagon.
- decapods — Plural form of decapod.
- descanso — A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- dogcarts — Plural form of dogcart.
- dogfaces — Plural form of dogface.
- doorcase — the finish frame of a doorway.
- downcast — directed downward, as the eyes.
- doxastic — Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- dustcoat — a loose lightweight coat worn for early open motor-car riding
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- ecostate — (of a leaf) having neither ribs nor nerves
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- escarole — An endive of a variety with broad undivided leaves and a slightly bitter flavor, used in salads.
- eschalot — Archaic form of shallot.
- eschaton — The final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.
- escolars — Plural form of escolar.
- 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
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- exocarps — Plural form of exocarp.
- factions — Plural form of faction.
- factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- fasciola — (anatomy) A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- fatstock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- foolscap — a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- forslack — to neglect or be neglectful
- fractons — Plural form of fracton.
- gas coal — a soft coal suitable for the production of gas.
- gascogne — Gascony
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- glaucous — light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.