8-letter words containing i, c, o
- cercopid — any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae; a froghopper
- cerritos — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 51,000
- cervico- — cervical
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
- chamisos — Plural form of chamiso.
- chamonix — a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9514 (2006)
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- chaordic — (of a system, organization, or natural process) governed by or combining elements of both chaos and order
- chaotics — (literature) A recent branch of literary and cultural studies based on chaos theory and the inherent structure of apparently chaotic systems.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charonic — Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- cheerios — Plural form of cheerio.
- chemico- — chemical
- chemosis — (medicine) A chemically-induced swelling of the mucous membrane of the eye.
- chibouks — Plural form of chibouk.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chiccory — chicory.
- chickory — Alternative spelling of chicory.
- chiclayo — a city in NW Peru. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
- chicopee — city in SW Mass., on the Connecticut River: pop. 55,000
- chiefdom — a graded social group led by a chief whose position the chief usually accedes to
- chiffons — Plural form of chiffon.
- chignons — Plural form of chignon.
- chilidog — A hot dog made with chili con carne.
- chillout — (colloquial) A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party etc.
- chilopod — any arthropod of the class Chilopoda, which includes the centipedes
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chimbote — a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)
- chin job — a cosmetic operation to improve the shape of the chin
- chinbone — the front part of the jawbone that constitutes the chin
- chinchow — Jinzhou
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chinooks — Plural form of chinook.
- chioggia — a city in NE Italy, on an island at the S end of the Lagoon of Venice.
- chip box — chad box
- chip log — a log for determining a vessel's speed, consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
- chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- chlodwig — German name of Clovis I.
- chloride — Chloride is a chemical compound of chlorine and another substance.
- chlorine — Chlorine is a strong-smelling gas that is used to clean water and to make cleaning products.
- chlorite — any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
- choaking — Present participle of choak.
- choanoid — (anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals.
- choc-ice — A choc-ice is a small block of ice cream covered in chocolate.
- chocking — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- choicely — With care in choosing; with attention to preference.