7-letter words containing i, c, e, n
- leucine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- lexicon — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
- licence — license.
- license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licente — permitted or allowed
- lichens — Plural form of lichen.
- linacre — Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- linches — Plural form of linch.
- linecut — an engraving or print obtained from a line drawing
- lioncel — a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
- lucigen — a lamp that burns oil mixed with hot air
- machine — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
- mcindoe — Sir Archibald Hector. 1900–60, New Zealand plastic surgeon; noted for his pioneering work with wounded World War II airmen
- mechlin — French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- meconic — (of an acid) derived from poppies
- meconin — a white crystalline substance, C10H10O4, found in opium
- medicin — Obsolete form of medicine.
- melanic — Pathology. melanotic.
- mencius — c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- menisci — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- mercian — of or relating to Mercia, its inhabitants, or their dialect.
- mesonic — Of or pertaining to mesons.
- mexican — of or relating to Mexico or its people.
- mincers — Plural form of mincer.
- minceur — (of food) low-fat or low-calorie
- miocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 25 to 10 million years ago, when grazing mammals became widespread.
- mucigen — (physiology) A substance formed in mucous epithelial cells that gives rise to mucin.
- munchie — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- nacrite — a clay mineral of the kaolinite group
- nancies — Plural form of nancy.
- necking — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- necktie — a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck, under the collar, and tied in front to hang down the front of a shirt or to form a small bow.
- nematic — noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- neozoic — of or formed at any time after the end of the Mesozoic era
- nephric — renal.
- nepotic — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- neritic — of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- neustic — the part of a sentence which differs with the mood of the sentence
- nicaean — Nicene.
- niceish — quite nice, fairly nice
- nicetas — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- nichole — a female given name.
- nickels — Plural form of nickel.
- nickers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nicker.
- nickles — Plural form of nickle.
- nicoise — in the style of Nice, France.
- nicolet — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- nicolle — Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
- nictate — to wink.
- nitches — Plural form of nitch.