8-letter words containing c, u, l, e
- decolour — to deprive of colour, as by bleaching
- decouple — If two countries, organizations, or ideas that were connected in some way are decoupled, the connection between them is ended.
- decupled — Simple past tense and past participle of decuple.
- decuples — Plural form of decuple.
- decuplet — (physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
- delbruck — Max. 1906–81, US molecular biologist, born in Germany. Noted for his work on bacteriophages, he shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1969
- delectus — (obsolete) An elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
- deucedly — devilishly; damnably.
- disclude — (nonstandard) To disclose, make known.
- ducklike — Similar to a duck.
- ductless — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dulbecco — Renato [ruh-nah-toh;; Italian re-nah-taw] /rəˈnɑ toʊ;; Italian rɛˈnɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2012, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- dulcetly — In a dulcet manner.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- eclogues — a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
- educable — capable of being educated.
- educible — Able to be elicited or evoked.
- electrum — A natural or artificial alloy of gold with at least 20 percent silver, used for jewelry, especially in ancient times.
- elenchus — A logical refutation.
- encolour — to give a colour to
- encolure — The neck of a horse.
- epulotic — a substance that promotes the formation of scar tissue
- esculent — Fit to be eaten; edible.
- escurial — Escorial
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eucyclic — having the same number of leaves in each whorl
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- eustelic — Of or possessing a eustele.
- excluded — Deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.
- excludee — a person who has been excluded
- excluder — Something which excludes.
- excludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exclude.
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
- feluccas — Plural form of felucca.
- floccule — something resembling a small flock or tuft of wool.
- floscule — a floret; a single blossom of a composite flower
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.
- flounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounce.
- fluerics — fluidics.
- forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- fuculose — (carbohydrate) A deoxysugar related to tagatose.
- fudgicle — An ice-cream (on a stick) flavoured with fudge.
- fuel-can — A derogatory term for the Atari Falcon.
- fulcrate — having or supported by fulcra
- fulgency — the quality of being fulgent; resplendence; brightness
- furculae — Plural form of furcula.
- furuncle — boil2 .
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.