8-letter words containing c, o, a, l, e
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- dollface — a person having a smooth, unblemished complexion and small, regular features.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecotonal — Relating to ecotones.
- egg coal — anthracite in sizes ranging from 2.44 to 3.25 inches (8 to 8 cm), intermediate between broken coal and stove coal.
- el cajon — city in S Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 95,000
- epifocal — situated or occurring at an epicentre
- erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- escarole — An endive of a variety with broad undivided leaves and a slightly bitter flavor, used in salads.
- eschalot — Archaic form of shallot.
- escolars — Plural form of escolar.
- escorial — a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- evocable — That can be evoked.
- falconer — a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
- falconet — any of several small Asian falcons, especially of the genus Microhierax.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- focalize — Focus (something), in particular.
- gavelock — a spear or javelin
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- havelock — a town in SE North Carolina.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- lacewood — the quartersawed wood of the sycamore tree.
- lacework — lace (def 1).
- lacrosse — a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- lancelot — Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- laodicea — ancient name of Latakia.
- larouche — Lyndon H., Jr. born 1922, U.S. economist and politician.
- laverock — a lark, especially a skylark.
- lecanora — any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing
- localise — (transitive) alternative spelling of localize.
- localite — one who lives in a particular locality.
- localize — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- locatect — an architect whose buildings are designed to use local materials and labour and which are sensitive to the needs of the local environment and community
- locative — (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”.
- locavore — a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.
- lochearn — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- lockable — capable of being locked; fitted with a lock: The car has a lockable glove compartment.
- loculate — having one or more locules.