8-letter words containing c, u, l, e
- lucianne — a female given name.
- lucifers — Plural form of lucifer.
- luckiest — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- luckless — having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.
- lucretia — Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- luculent — clear or lucid: a luculent explanation.
- luderick — An edible, herbivorous fish of Australasian coastal waters and estuaries.
- lumachel — (mineralogy) A grey form of limestone that contains fossil shells, and reflects a fiery play of colours.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- luncheon — lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
- lupercus — an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.
- lurchers — Plural form of lurcher.
- lutecium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- mameluco — (South America) A child born of a white father and American Indian mother.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- mccauley — Mary Ludwig Hays, real name of Molly Pitcher.
- merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- molecule — Chemistry, Physics. the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound.
- monocule — (zoology) A small crustacean with one median eye.
- mucilage — any of various, usually liquid, preparations of gum, glue, or the like, used as an adhesive.
- muculent — Slimy; moist and moderately viscous.
- mulhacen — a mountain in S Spain: the highest peak in Spain. 11,411 feet (3478 meters).
- muscadel — muscatel.
- muscatel — a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- musicale — a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- mycelium — the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
- noctules — Plural form of noctule.
- nubecula — (astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds.
- nucellar — Of or pertaining to the nucellus.
- nucellus — the central cellular mass of the body of the ovule, containing the embryo sac.
- nuclease — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nucleic acids.
- nucleate — having a nucleus.
- nucleoid — the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
- nucleole — Alternative form of nucleolus.
- nucleoli — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleons — Plural form of nucleon.
- nuclides — Plural form of nuclide.
- occluded — Simple past tense and past participle of occlude.
- occluder — (medicine) an implement designed to temporarily block light to one eye.
- occludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occlude.
- occulted — of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
- occulter — Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.
- ocmulgee — a river in NW Georgia, flowing SE to join the Oconee River and form the Altamaha River. 255 miles (410 km) long.
- octuples — Plural form of octuple.
- octuplet — a group, series, or combination of eight related items.
- octuplex — relating to a form of telegraphy in which eight communications can be sent along one wire at the same time
- opercula — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- opulence — wealth, riches, or affluence.