8-letter words containing c, o, i, n
- recision — an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- renotice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- resorcin — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- retinoic — containing or derived from retinoid
- rhodanic — of or relating to thiocyanic acid
- richmond — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
- roaching — Nautical. the upward curve at the foot of a square sail. (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
- rockling — any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.
- romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- ructions — disturbance
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scallion — any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- scansion — the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schizont — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
- scincoid — of, relating to, or resembling a skink.
- scission — a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.
- scoffing — food; grub.
- scoinson — a part of a door or of the interior side of a window frame
- scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scooping — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scooting — to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
- scorning — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scowling — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- seicento — the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- sermonic — of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- silicone — any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- simoniac — a person who practices simony.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- smocking — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- snow ice — opaque ice formed from partly melted snow or ice; frozen slush.
- socinian — a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- somnific — causing sleep; soporific; somniferous.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- soricine — of or resembling the shrews.
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- stenotic — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- stick-on — a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing.
- stiction — the frictional force to be overcome to set one object in motion when it is in contact with another