8-letter words containing i, c
- air lock — an airtight compartment, with adjustable air pressure, between places that do not have the same air pressure, as between the working compartment of a caisson and the outside
- air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- air-core — having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils: air-core transformer.
- air-lock — to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend.
- airbrick — a brick with holes in it, put into the wall of a building for ventilation
- aircheck — a recording made from a radio or television broadcast, often used for demonstration or quality control purposes
- aircoach — a bus that transports passengers to and from an airport
- aircraft — An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly, for example an aeroplane or a helicopter.
- aircrews — Plural form of aircrew.
- airforce — Alternative spelling of air force.
- airlocks — Plural form of airlock.
- airscape — a view of the land or sea below from the air
- airscrew — an aircraft propeller
- airspace — A country's airspace is the part of the sky that is over that country and is considered to belong to it.
- akinetic — without motion, unmoving
- alacrity — If you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
- alberich — (in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs
- albicant — (rare) Growing or becoming white.
- alcaides — Plural form of alcaide.
- alcestis — the wife of king Admetus of Thessaly. To save his life, she died in his place, but was rescued from Hades by Hercules
- alchemic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- alchuine — (Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- alcidine — of, relating to, or belonging to the Alcidae, a family of sea birds including the auks, guillemots, puffins, and related forms
- alcimede — the mother of Jason.
- alcindor — (Ferdinand) Lew(is, Jr.) original name of Abdul-Jabbar.
- alcinous — (in Homer's Odyssey) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings
- alcithoe — a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
- aldicarb — a crystalline compound, C7H14N2O2S, used as a pesticide against insects, mites and nematodes
- aleichem — Sholom, real name Solomon Rabinowitz. 1859–1916, US Jewish writer, born in Russia. His works include Tevye the Milkman, which was adapted for the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof
- alembics — Plural form of alembic.
- algicide — any substance that kills algae
- alguacil — a Spanish law officer similar to a sheriff or chief constable
- alicante — a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)
- allergic — If you are allergic to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it.
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- allspice — Allspice is a powder used as a spice in cooking, which is made from the berries of a tropical American tree.
- alocasia — any of various tropical plants of the genus Alocasia
- alogical — without logic
- alopecia — loss of hair, esp on the head; baldness
- alopecic — bald
- altrices — altricial birds
- aluminic — of or relating to aluminium
- ambiance — the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
- ambience — The ambience of a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have.
- amchitka — an island off the coast of SW Alaska, in the W part of the Aleutian Islands: site of U.S. air base during World War II. 40 miles (64 km) long.
- amercing — Present participle of amerce.
- american — An American is a person who comes from the United States of America.
- americas — People sometimes refer to North America, Central America, and South America collectively as the Americas.
- americus — a city in SW central Georgia.
- amicable — When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.