8-letter words containing e, c, d
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- dyspneic — difficult or labored breathing.
- ecaudate — having no tail.
- ecdysone — an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
- echidnae — Plural form of echidna.
- echidnas — Plural form of echidna.
- echinoid — belonging or pertaining to the class Echinoidea, comprising mainly sea urchins and sand dollars.
- echiurid — any of various unsegmented marine worms of the phylum Echiura, comprising the spoonworms.
- eclipsed — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- ecocidal — the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.
- ecolodge — A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported by local labour and with respect for the environment.
- ectoderm — the outer germ layer in the embryo of a metazoan.
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.
- edifices — Plural form of edifice.
- educable — capable of being educated.
- educated — having undergone education: educated people.
- educatee — a person who receives instruction; student.
- educates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of educate.
- educator — a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- educible — Able to be elicited or evoked.
- eduction — the act of educing.
- eductive — educing; serving to educe.
- effected — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- eldritch — Weird and sinister or ghostly.
- elicited — Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
- embraced — Hold (someone) closely in one's arms, esp. as a sign of affection.
- emplaced — Simple past tense and past participle of emplace.
- encamped — Simple past tense and past participle of encamp.
- encashed — Simple past tense and past participle of encash.
- enchased — Simple past tense and past participle of enchase.
- enclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enclave.
- enclined — Obsolete form of inclined.
- enclosed — Surround or close off on all sides.
- encoding — (computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.
- encradle — to put in a cradle
- encysted — Simple past tense and past participle of encyst.
- endarchy — a central government
- endemics — Plural form of endemic.
- endermic — (medicine) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.
- endocarp — The innermost layer of the pericarp that surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous (as in apples) or woody (as in the stone of a peach or cherry).
- endozoic — (of a plant) living within an animal
- enforced — Caused by necessity or force ; compulsory.
- enhanced — enhancement
- enneadic — Of, relating to, or being an ennead.
- enounced — Simple past tense and past participle of enounce.
- enriched — Simple past tense and past participle of enrich.
- enschede — a city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province: a major centre of the Dutch cotton industry. Pop: 152 000 (2003 est)
- epidemic — A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
- episodic — Containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events.
- escalade — The scaling of fortified walls using ladders, as a form of military attack.