8-letter words containing c, o, s, i
- icehouse — a building for storing ice.
- icestone — a rare crystalline mineral also known as cryolite
- ichorous — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- icosagon — (mathematics) A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles.
- idiocies — utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
- idocrase — vesuvianite.
- ignostic — One who holds to ignosticism.
- in focus — seen clearly
- in stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- incensor — an incense burner; censer
- incienso — a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- incision — a cut, gash, or notch.
- incisors — any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- incisory — adapted for cutting, as the incisor teeth.
- inclosed — enclose.
- incloser — Archaic form of encloser.
- incloses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inclose.
- incomers — Plural form of incomer.
- inconnus — Plural form of inconnu.
- incorpse — to incorporate
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- insconce — Alternative spelling of ensconce.
- inscroll — enscroll.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- invoices — Plural form of invoice.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- iriscope — an instrument that displays the prismatic colours, consisting of a polished black glass which is breathed upon via a tube
- isagogic — introductory, especially to the interpretation of the Bible.
- iscariot — the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- isobaric — Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isocheim — a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.
- isochore — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isocline — a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- isocolon — a figure of speech or sentence having a parallel structure formed by the use of two or more clauses, or cola, of similar length, as “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”.
- isocracy — a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- isocryme — a line on a map connecting points that have the same temperature during the coldest period of a year
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- isodicon — (in the Greek Orthodox Church) a short anthem performed while the Gospel is being carried into a church
- isodomic — (of ashlar) composed of stones of uniform size.
- isogamic — isogamous
- isogenic — (of organisms) having the same or closely similar genotypes.
- isogonic — having or pertaining to equal angles.
- isomeric — of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isostacy — Geology. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- isotimic — (of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- isotonic — Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).