8-letter words containing c, o, m, n
- mcdonald — David John, 1902–79, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1952–65.
- mcgovern — George (Stanley) 1922–2012, U.S. politician: Democratic presidential candidate 1972, senator 1963–81.
- 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)
- meconate — a salt of meconic acid
- 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.
- miltonic — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- mindlock — (fantasy, scifi) A magic spell or technology that restricts a person's ability to think freely.
- minorcan — of or relating to Minorca.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- mnemonic — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- mocassin — Alternative spelling of moccasin.
- moccasin — a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- mock sun — parhelion.
- mod cons — Mod cons are the modern facilities in a house that make it easy and pleasant to live in.
- moluccan — of or relating to a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 2 223 000 (1999 est). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles)
- monachal — of or relating to monks or their life; monastic.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- monclova — a city in NE Mexico.
- mongolic — Mongolian (def 4).
- monicker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- monistic — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- monoacid — having one replaceable hydrogen atom or hydroxyl radical.
- monobloc — denoting or pertaining to the casting of a complex metal object as a single piece rather than in separate parts.
- monocarp — a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- monocled — an eyeglass for one eye.
- monocles — Plural form of monocle.
- monocopy — (genetics) Describing any gene that has a copy number of one.
- monocrat — a person favoring monocracy.
- monocule — (zoology) A small crustacean with one median eye.
- monocyte — a large, circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests large foreign particles and cell debris.
- montcalm — Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1712–59, French general in Canada.
- mooching — Present participle of mooch.
- mooncake — A rich, dense Chinese pastry with a variety of fillings, usually to eat in Zhongqiu Festival.
- mooncalf — a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
- moonface — a round and full face
- moonrock — a sample of lunar material.
- morainic — Pertaining to a moraine.
- mordancy — the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
- moroccan — French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital: Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- mucinoid — any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mucinous — Of, pertaining to or containing mucin.
- mungcorn — a mixture of grains, esp wheat and rye
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.