8-letter words containing c, i, m, o
- incomber — Archaic form of encumber.
- incomers — Plural form of incomer.
- incoming — coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.
- incoterm — Alternative case form of Incoterm.
- inoculum — the substance used to make an inoculation.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- intercom — an intercommunication system.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isocheim — a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- isocryme — a line on a map connecting points that have the same temperature during the coldest period of a year
- isodomic — (of ashlar) composed of stones of uniform size.
- isogamic — isogamous
- isomeric — of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- isotimic — (of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- isozymic — Pertaining to an isozyme.
- jim crow — racial segregation
- jim-crow — favoring or supporting Jim Crow.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- logicism — the doctrine, developed chiefly by Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, that mathematics can be reduced to logic.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- maiolica — majolica.
- majolica — Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- mammonic — Of, or pertaining to, Mammons.
- mandioca — cassava.
- marciano — Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- maricopa — a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- masaccio — (Tommaso Guidi) 1401–28? Italian painter.
- massicot — monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- maxicoat — a long coat extending to the ankle
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- mckinnon — Sir Don(ald) (Charles). born 1939, New Zealand politician; secretary-general of the Commonwealth (2000–08); deputy prime minister of New Zealand (1990–96)
- meconium — the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
- mediocer — Obsolete form of mediocre.
- mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- meiocyte — a cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores (meiospores)
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- melodica — A wind instrument with a small keyboard controlling a row of reeds, and a mouthpiece at one end.
- melodics — the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- mercouri — Melina (məˈliːnə). 1925–94, Greek actress and politician: her films include Never on Sunday (1960); minister of culture (1981–85 and 1993–94)
- mesozoic — noting or pertaining to an era occurring between 230 and 65 million years ago, characterized by the appearance of flowering plants and by the appearance and extinction of dinosaurs.
- metazoic — Of, or relating to the metazoa.
- meteoric — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.