8-letter words containing i, c, e, l
- balearic — of or relating to the Balearic Islands
- ball ice — floating balls of slushy ice formed at sea.
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- barbicel — any of the minute hooks on the barbules of feathers that interlock with those of adjacent barbules
- basilect — (in a region where creole is or has been spoken) the dialect closest to that creole and furthest removed from the most prestigious dialect (the acrolect) of the region
- belching — to eject gas spasmodically and noisily from the stomach through the mouth; eruct.
- benzylic — relating to benzyl
- bernicle — barnacle goose: a N European goose that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings
- biacetyl — a liquid with a strong, butter-like odour
- binnacle — a housing for a ship's compass
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- biocycle — the cycling of chemicals through the biosphere
- blackice — (software, security) A commercial firewall and intrusion detection system.
- blue ice — the oldest and densest ice in a glacier, distinguished by a pale-blue color.
- bluetick — a type of coonhound commonly bred in the southern United States
- braciole — a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- breccial — of or relating to breccia
- cabriole — a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
- cagelike — resembling a cage
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- calamine — Calamine is a liquid that you can put on your skin when it is sore or itchy.
- calamite — any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
- calcanei — Plural form of calcaneus.
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- calciner — a person or thing that calcines.
- calebite — a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.
- calexico — a town in S California.
- calflike — resembling a calf
- calibers — Plural form of caliber.
- calibres — Plural form of calibre.
- caliceal — (botany) Relating to a calyx.
- caliches — Plural form of caliche.
- calicoed — dressed in calico.
- calicoes — Plural form of calico.
- califate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- calipers — Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- calliope — a steam organ
- calliper — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- calltime — time available for making calls on a mobile phone
- calories — Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- calorize — to coat (a ferrous metal) by spraying with aluminium powder and then heating
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- camelids — Plural form of camelid.
- camelina — The plant Camelina sativa, sometimes cultivated for oilseed.
- cameline — a material made from camel hair
- camelish — similar to a camel
- camellia — A camellia is a large bush that has shiny leaves and large white, pink, or red flowers similar to a rose.
- cameloid — a member of the camel family
- camisole — A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example.
- camomile — Camomile is a scented plant with flowers like small daisies. The flowers can be used to make herbal tea.