8-letter words containing e, c, o, i
- ochlesis — any disease caused by overcrowding.
- ockerism — the conduct or actions that are characteristic of an ocker
- officers — Plural form of officer.
- oil cake — a cake or mass of linseed, cottonseed, soybean, or the like, from which the oil has been extracted or expressed, used as food for livestock.
- oinochoe — a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- olefinic — Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- omnicode — Thompson, 1956. Ran on IBM 650.
- onychite — a type of marble stone
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- opificer — someone who makes something; a craftsman
- orchesis — the art of dance
- orchises — Plural form of orchis.
- orifices — an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- orogenic — (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
- oscinine — of or relating to the Oscines
- oscitate — To gape; to yawn.
- ossicles — Plural form of ossicle.
- osteitic — inflammation of the substance of bone.
- oswiecim — Polish name of Auschwitz.
- outchide — to exceed in chiding
- outcrier — One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outprice — To sell at a lower price than (another seller).
- outvoice — (transitive) To exceed in noise.
- overcoil — a fixed end of a spiral hairspring, consisting of an upwardly and inwardly bent continuation of the outermost coil of the spring: used to offset the asymmetry of the common spiral spring when tight, which impairs isochronism.
- overnice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- overrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- oversick — too sick
- pecorino — a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- pentomic — pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
- percolin — a pain-relieving drug
- pericope — a selection or extract from a book.
- periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.
- periotic — surrounding the ear.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phonemic — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- picoline — any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- picotite — a dark-brown mineral containing iron, magnesium, and chromium
- picowave — to irradiate (food) with gamma rays in order to retard spoilage.
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- poincare — Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.