8-letter words containing c, e, a, s
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- pelasgic — Pelasgian.
- perisarc — the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
- pet scan — an image obtained by positron emission tomography, using a PET scanner.
- pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- precrash — of or pertaining to the period before a crash, esp of a motor vehicle; coming into effect or being deployed prior to a crash
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- racecars — Plural form of racecar.
- racemism — (of a compound) the state of being optically inactive and separable into two other substances of the same chemical composition as the original substance, one of which is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory, as racemic acid.
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- raceways — Plural form of raceway.
- rachises — Plural form of rachis.
- raciness — slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- racquets — Plural form of racquet.
- rascasse — any of several scorpionfishes, as Scorpaena scrofa or S. porcus, of the Mediterranean Sea, used in making bouillabaisse.
- reaccuse — to accuse (a person, organization, etc) again
- reascend — to ascend again
- reascent — a further ascent
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- refracts — to subject to refraction.
- research — to make researches; investigate carefully.
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- saccades — the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- sacheted — contained in a sachet
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- sackless — innocent or not deserving of punishment
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sad case — a person considered to be ludicrously contemptible or pathetic
- sadducee — a member of a Palestinian sect, consisting mainly of priests and aristocrats, that flourished from the 1st century b.c. to the 1st century a.d. and differed from the Pharisees chiefly in its literal interpretation of the Bible, rejection of oral laws and traditions, and denial of an afterlife and the coming of the Messiah.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- saguache — Sawatch.
- salience — the state or condition of being salient.
- saliency — salience.
- sancerre — a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- sapience — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sapiency — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sarcenet — a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- sarcinae — any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- saucebox — a saucy person.
- saucepan — a metal container of moderate depth, usually having a long handle and sometimes a cover, for stewing, boiling, etc.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- saucisse — a small sausage
- saxicole — living on or among rocks