8-letter words containing i, n, a, c
- da vinci — ˌLeo‧ˈnardo (ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ ) ; lēˌənärˈdō) ; Italian ˌ lɛɔˈnɑʀdɔ) ; Italian leˌ^ōnärˈd^ō) 1452-1519; It. painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, & scientist
- daemonic — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- daimonic — daemon.
- daliance — Obsolete spelling of dalliance.
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- dancical — a type of dance show in which choreographed performers dance to pop songs
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decanoic — Of or pertaining to decanoic acid or its derivatives; capric.
- decating — a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- decennia — a period of ten years; a decade.
- declinal — the action of politely refusing or declining
- dedicant — a person who devotes or dedicates
- defacing — to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
- defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- deracine — uprooted
- deviance — the act or state of being deviant
- deviancy — deviant quality or state.
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
- diactine — a sponge spicule having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
- dianetic — Of or pertaining to dianetics.
- diatonic — of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music
- dication — (chemistry) Any cation, of general formula X2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species.
- dicentra — any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
- dictynna — an ancient Cretan goddess of the sea.
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- discandy — to melt or dissolve
- discants — Plural form of discant.
- distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- draconic — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- draconid — any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- dulciana — an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- duncan i — died 1040, king of Scotland 1030–40: murdered by Macbeth.
- duncical — relating to a dunce or being stupid or simple-minded
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynastic — Pertaining to a dynasty.
- echidnae — Plural form of echidna.
- echidnas — Plural form of echidna.
- echinate — bristly; prickly.
- echiuran — spoonworm
- effacing — Present participle of efface.
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- eisenach — a city in central Germany, in Thuringia: birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach. Pop: 44 081 (2003 est)
- en clair — in ordinary language; not in cipher
- enacting — Present participle of enact.