8-letter words containing e, n, c, u
- cyaneous — deep blue; cerulean.
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cynewulf — ?8th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- debounce — To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts.
- decurion — a local councillor
- deducing — Present participle of deduce.
- denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- duecento — the 13th century, with reference to Italy, especially to its art or literature.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- duncedom — the characteristic behaviour or the realm of a dunce or a dullard
- duveneck — Frank (Frank Decker) 1848–1919, U.S. painter and teacher.
- echiuran — spoonworm
- ecumenic — Ecumenical.
- eduction — the act of educing.
- elenchus — A logical refutation.
- enacture — an enactment
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- enchaunt — Obsolete form of enchant.
- encolour — to give a colour to
- encolure — The neck of a horse.
- encomium — A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
- encumber — Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
- enounced — Simple past tense and past participle of enounce.
- enuretic — Pertaining to, or afflicted by, enuresis; tending to wet the bed.
- eructing — Present participle of eruct.
- esculent — Fit to be eaten; edible.
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- euchring — Present participle of euchre.
- eugenics — The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.
- eulachon — A small edible fish of North America, Thaleichthys pacificus; the candlefish.
- euphenic — of or relating to biological or physical improvement, esp of humans
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- evacuant — A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative.
- excubant — keeping watch; on guard
- excusing — Present participle of excuse.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
- fescuing — Present participle of fescue.
- fine-cut — cut into very thin strips (contrasted with rough-cut): fine-cut tobacco.
- flounced — Simple past tense and past participle of flounce.
- flounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounce.
- frounced — Simple past tense and past participle of frounce.
- fuchsine — A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride or similar) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
- fuel-can — A derogatory term for the Atari Falcon.
- fulgency — the quality of being fulgent; resplendence; brightness
- furnaced — (in combinations) having a particular type or number of furnaces.
- furnaces — Plural form of furnace.
- furuncle — boil2 .