8-letter words containing d, i, s, c, o
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- docetist — One who believes in docetism.
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- dockings — Plural form of docking.
- dockside — land or area adjoining a dock: We were at the dockside to greet them.
- dolichos — a genus of tropical vines
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domotics — Robotic technology for use in the home.
- dornicks — Plural form of dornick.
- dorticos — Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado) 1919–83, Cuban lawyer and statesman: president 1959–76.
- doxastic — Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- dysgonic — growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonic — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopic — Dystopian.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- geodesic — Also, geodesical. pertaining to the geometry of curved surfaces, in which geodesic lines take the place of the straight lines of plane geometry.
- hedonics — the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- 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.
- inclosed — enclose.
- 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.
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- melodics — the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- miscoded — to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- noctuids — Plural form of noctuid.
- nonacids — Plural form of nonacid.
- oniscoid — of or similar to woodlice
- oxidasic — relating to enzymes that catalyse oxidation
- prosodic — the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
- psychoid — the innate impetus to perform actions
- sarcodic — pertaining to the sarcode or protoplasm of an animal
- sardonic — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scaldino — an Italian earthen brazier
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- schizoid — Psychology. of or relating to a personality disorder marked by dissociation, passivity, withdrawal, inability to form warm social relationships, and indifference to praise or criticism.
- scincoid — of, relating to, or resembling a skink.
- sciuroid — sciurine.
- scleroid — hard or indurated.
- scofield — (David) Paul. (1922–2008), English stage and film actor
- scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scolecid — a variety of worm
- scolytid — any of various dark-coloured cylinder-shaped beetles, including the bark and ambrosia beetles
- scombrid — any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
- sick-dog — a calm and unruffled person