8-letter words containing c, o, i, n
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- isodicon — (in the Greek Orthodox Church) a short anthem performed while the Gospel is being carried into a church
- isogenic — (of organisms) having the same or closely similar genotypes.
- isogonic — having or pertaining to equal angles.
- isotonic — Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- jacobian — Alternative capitalization of Jacobian.
- jacobina — a female given name.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- johnniac — (computer) A mainframe computer based on a design by John von Neuman built at the Institute for Advanced Study, USA. The Johnniac went live in 1953 and was decommissioned in 1966. Its memory consisted of 80 special "Selectron" vacuum tubes, each of which held 256 bits of data.
- jouncing — Present participle of jounce.
- junction — an act of joining; combining.
- kickdown — a method of changing gear in a car with automatic transmission, by fully depressing the accelerator
- kinepock — (obsolete) cowpox.
- kingchow — former name of Jiangling.
- knocking — Present participle of knock.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- laconian — an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- laconica — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lactonic — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- lexicons — Plural form of lexicon.
- licensor — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- linoleic — of or derived from linoleic acid.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- lion cub — baby lion
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- location — memory location
- lockings — Plural form of locking.
- locution — a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- logician — a person who is skilled in logic.
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- lycaonia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- mammonic — Of, or pertaining to, Mammons.
- mandioca — cassava.
- marciano — Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- mckinnon — Sir Don(ald) (Charles). born 1939, New Zealand politician; secretary-general of the Commonwealth (2000–08); deputy prime minister of New Zealand (1990–96)
- meconium — the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
- mexicano — the Nahuatl language.
- micronut — (climbing) A small nut (piece of metal jammed into the rockface to protect a climb).
- midocean — The area in the middle of an ocean, far from shore.