8-letter words containing c, i, t, o
- lactonic — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leprotic — Of, or pertaining to leprosy.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- leukotic — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- lobstick — lopstick.
- localist — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- localite — one who lives in a particular locality.
- locality — a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there: They moved to another locality.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- location — memory location
- locative — (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”.
- locution — a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- logicist — (philosophy) An adherent of logicism.
- logistic — of or relating to logistic.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- lordotic — Pathology. an abnormal forward curvature of the spine in the lumbar region, resulting in a swaybacked posture. Compare kyphosis, scoliosis.
- loricate — covered with a lorica.
- 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.
- 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.
- meiocyte — a cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores (meiospores)
- metazoic — Of, or relating to the metazoa.
- meteoric — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- methodic — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- microbat — Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
- microbot — A small mobile robot equipped with a microcontroller.
- microdot — a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
- microjet — a light jet-propelled aircraft
- micronut — (climbing) A small nut (piece of metal jammed into the rockface to protect a climb).
- microtia — A congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped.
- miltonic — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- mistcoat — (in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- mocktail — a nonalcoholic cocktail.
- monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- monistic — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- mopstick — a mop handle
- mortific — causing death
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- muticous — Botany. having no pointed process or awn; awnless.
- myotonic — Of or pertaining to myotonia.
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.