8-letter words containing c, i, s, m
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- hylicism — the philosophy that the only thing that can be proven to exist is matter and that everything, including consciousness, is as a result of interaction with material things. Also called materialism
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incivism — neglect of a citizen's duties; poor citizenship
- incomers — Plural form of incomer.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- ischemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischemic — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- 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.
- keramics — ceramics.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lemnisci — Plural form of lemniscus.
- 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.
- lyricism — lyric character or style, as in poetry.
- macarise — congratulate
- macarism — Happiness as a result of praise.
- machairs — Plural form of machair.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- 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.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- majestic — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- malistic — Of, or pertaining to, malism.
- marasmic — malnutrition occurring in infants and young children, caused by insufficient intake of calories or protein and characterized by thinness, dry skin, poor muscle development, and irritability.
- masaccio — (Tommaso Guidi) 1401–28? Italian painter.
- mascagni — Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1945, Italian operatic composer.
- mashiach — the messiah
- massicot — monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- mastitic — Pathology. inflammation of the breast.
- matrices — something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops: The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for Western civilization.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- medicals — Plural form of medical.
- melodics — the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- memetics — (philosophy) /me-met'iks/ The study of memes. As of mid-1993, this is still an extremely informal and speculative endeavor, though the first steps toward at least statistical rigor have been made by H. Keith Henson and others. Memetics is a popular topic for speculation among hackers, who like to see themselves as the architects of the new information ecologies in which memes live and replicate.
- meniscal — Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.
- meniscus — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- meristic — of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- merycism — a condition in which undigested food is regurgitated
- mesaraic — (anatomy) mesenteric.
- mescalin — Alternative form of mescaline.