8-letter words containing c, o, i, n
- becoming — A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that is becoming makes the person who is wearing it look attractive.
- biconvex — (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
- binchois — Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- biogenic — produced or originating from a living organism
- block in — If you are blocked in, someone has parked their car in such a way that you cannot drive yours away.
- blocking — the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid
- boccioni — Umberto (umˈberto). 1882–1916, Italian painter and sculptor: principal theorist of the futurist movement
- boniface — Saint, original name Wynfrith. ?680–?755 ad, Anglo-Saxon missionary: archbishop of Mainz (746–755). Feast day: June 5
- bornitic — of or relating to bornite
- botanica — a shop that sells herbs, charms, and other items associated with alternative medicine or magic
- botching — to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
- bouncing — If you say that someone is bouncing with health, you mean that they are very healthy. You can also refer to a bouncing baby.
- braconid — any member of the Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps
- bronchia — the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
- bucovina — Bukovina
- bursicon — a hormone, produced by the insect brain, that regulates processes associated with ecdysis, such as darkening of the cuticle
- c ration — a canned ration used in the field in WWII
- cacation — (archaic) excretion.
- caissons — Plural form of caisson.
- cajoling — Present participle of cajole.
- califont — a gas water heater
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
- cannolis — Plural form of cannoli.
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canonize — If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint.
- canopied — A canopied building or piece of furniture is covered with a roof or a piece of material supported by poles.
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- capitano — a captain or chief
- caponier — a covered passageway built across a ditch as a military defence
- caponize — to make (a cock) into a capon
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- carbinol — methanol
- carbonic — (of a compound) containing carbon, esp tetravalent carbon
- carillon — a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
- cariocan — a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- carniola — a region of N Slovenia: a former duchy and crownland of Austria (1335–1919); divided between Yugoslavia and Italy in 1919; part of Yugoslavia (1947–92)
- carolina — a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas
- caroline — characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
- caroming — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- cationic — a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.