8-letter words containing c, o, e, l, i
- lex loci — the law of a place.
- lexicog. — lexicographical
- lexicons — Plural form of lexicon.
- libeccio — a strong westerly or southwesterly wind blowing onto the W coast of Corsica
- licensor — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licorice — a Eurasian plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, of the legume family.
- linoleic — of or derived from linoleic acid.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- livelock — (computing) A condition resembling deadlock in which various computational processes are constantly changing but never reach a point where any of them can proceed.
- 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.
- locative — (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.”.
- lodicule — one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers.
- logicise — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- logicize — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- logjuice — poor quality port wine
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- loricate — covered with a lorica.
- lovesick — languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.
- 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.
- neologic — neologism.
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- nucleoid — the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
- nucleoli — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- oil cake — a cake or mass of linseed, cottonseed, soybean, or the like, from which the oil has been extracted or expressed, used as food for livestock.
- olefinic — Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- ossicles — Plural form of ossicle.
- overcoil — a fixed end of a spiral hairspring, consisting of an upwardly and inwardly bent continuation of the outermost coil of the spring: used to offset the asymmetry of the common spiral spring when tight, which impairs isochronism.
- percolin — a pain-relieving drug
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- picoline — any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policier — French. a novel or film featuring detectives, crime, or the like.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- popsicle — ice lolly
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- proclive — having an inclination towards an action; prone
- recoiled — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- rocaille — Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C -curves.