8-letter words containing c, y, n, i
- cybering — Present participle of cyber.
- cyclonic — of or relating to a cyclone.
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cymation — cymatium.
- cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
- cyprinid — any teleost fish of the mainly freshwater family Cyprinidae, typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales and including such food and game fishes as the carp, tench, roach, rudd, and dace
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cytidine — a nucleoside formed by the condensation of cytosine and ribose
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytokine — any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- decoying — Present participle of decoy.
- decrying — Present participle of decry.
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- dictynna — an ancient Cretan goddess of the sea.
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- discandy — to melt or dissolve
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- dysgenic — pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.
- dysgonic — growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).
- dyspneic — difficult or labored breathing.
- dystonic — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- ecycling — the process of recycling electronic equipment or components
- eminency — Prominence or relative importance.
- eponymic — Of or relating to an eponym.
- exigency — An urgent need or demand.
- fancying — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- finnicky — excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.
- givenchy — Hubert de [y-ber duh] /üˈbɛr də/ (Show IPA), born 1927, French fashion designer.
- glycerin — glycerol.
- glyconic — (of a line of verse) consisting of three trochees and one dactyl
- gymnical — Alternative form of gymnic.
- gynecium — gynoecium.
- gynecoid — of or like a woman.
- gynoecia — Plural form of gynoecium.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- hyacinth — a female given name.
- hydronic — of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hyphenic — relating to a hyphen
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- hyrcania — an ancient province of the Persian empire, SE of the Caspian Sea.
- imitancy — a tendency to imitate
- incisory — adapted for cutting, as the incisor teeth.