8-letter words containing c, l, e, y
- decently — conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- del city — a city in central Oklahoma.
- delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- deucedly — devilishly; damnably.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- docilely — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
- dry cell — a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dyslexic — a person subject to or having dyslexia.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- ecycling — the process of recycling electronic equipment or components
- elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
- epically — In an epic manner.
- epicalyx — (botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx.
- epicotyl — The region of an embryo or seedling stem above the cotyledon.
- epicycle — A small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one.
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eucyclic — having the same number of leaves in each whorl
- facilely — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- felicity — the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss: marital felicity.
- fiercely — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- fireclay — Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.
- flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
- flickery — Seeming to flicker; unsteady.
- flyspeck — a speck or tiny stain from the excrement of a fly.
- forcedly — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- fulgency — the quality of being fulgent; resplendence; brightness
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.
- glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycemic — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
- glyceric — of or derived from glycerol.
- glycerin — glycerol.
- glycerol — a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
- glyceryl — containing the glyceryl group.
- glycogen — a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- hecticly — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- helicity — Helical character, especially of DNA.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- icy blue — of a very pale blue colour
- icy pole — an ice cream or water ice on a stick
- jackelyn — a female given name.
- jocosely — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- key club — a private nightclub admitting only members and their guests, the members often being given door keys to the club.
- keyclick — (computing) The sound produced by a keypress.