8-letter words containing i, n, a, c
- nirvanic — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- noachian — of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.
- nocardia — any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- nocturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- nonacids — Plural form of nonacid.
- nonbasic — of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; the basic ingredient.
- nonclaim — Failure to make a legal claim.
- nonmagic — Not magic; nonmagical.
- novocain — Dated spelling of novocaine.
- nudicaul — having leafless stems.
- nugacity — triviality; insignificance.
- nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- nuraghic — relating to the Bronze Age Sardinian civilization that is distinguished by nuraghe
- nurhachi — 1559–1626, Manchurian leader, who unified the Manchurian state and began (1618) the Manchurian conquest of China
- nycturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- ocarinas — Plural form of ocarina.
- occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- occation — Misspelling of occasion.
- oceanian — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- oceanite — A variety of picrite that is chiefly composed of olivine phenocrysts.
- octanoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to octanoic acid or its derivatives.
- octavian — (Octavian) died a.d. 964, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 955–964.
- omniarch — A ruler of the world.
- optician — a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- orcadian — a native or inhabitant of Orkney
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- oscitant — yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- ossianic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- pacation — the act of making peace
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- panchaia — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- pandemic — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- pangamic — relating to pangamy
- panicked — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
- panoptic — permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parochin — a parish
- patience — a female given name.
- peacenik — an activist or demonstrator who opposes war and military intervention; pacifist.
- peaching — to inform against an accomplice or associate.
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- pedantic — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pemmican — dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.