8-letter words containing c, y, n, i
- inky cap — any mushroom of the genus Coprinus, especially C. atramentarius, characterized by gills that disintegrate into blackish liquid after the spores mature.
- instancy — quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.
- intactly — in an intact manner
- intimacy — the state of being intimate.
- ionicity — (uncountable) The condition of being ionic.
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- leniency — the quality or state of being lenient.
- lip-sync — the technical process by which this is done.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lycaonia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- lynching — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lynchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- mcintyre — James Francis Aloysius, 1886–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal from 1953; archbishop of Los Angeles 1948–70.
- mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.
- mckinney — a city in NE Texas.
- minacity — menacing; threatening.
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- myotonic — Of or pertaining to myotonia.
- neomycin — an antibiotic produced by an actinomycete, Streptomyces fradiae, administered orally or locally, used chiefly for skin, urinary tract, and eye infections and as a surgical antiseptic.
- new city — a city in SE New York.
- nitpicky — Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
- nonlyric — (of poetry) not in a lyric style
- nugacity — triviality; insignificance.
- nycturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- onychite — a type of marble stone
- onychium — a small fern plant of Old World tropics and subtropics
- oxytocin — Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus.
- oxytonic — (of a word) having the stress or acute accent on the last syllable
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- phytonic — of or relating to a phyton
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- picnicky — of or relating to picnic
- pinckney — Charles, 1757–1824, American Revolutionary leader and politician: senator 1798–1801.
- piquancy — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- princely — greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
- psyching — psych1 .
- pycnidia — (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
- pycnotic — relating to a theory which holds that matter formation occurred as a result of ether condensation
- pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- pythonic — prophetic; oracular.
- radiancy — radiance.
- rancidly — in a rancid manner
- saliency — salience.
- sanctify — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- sanctity — holiness, saintliness, or godliness.