8-letter words containing i, n, a, c
- pentadic — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a pentad
- phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- piacenza — a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- picarian — a bird belonging to the picariae division of birds, which is extensive and includes woodpeckers, toucans and kingfishers among many more
- picaroon — a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- piccanin — a Black African child
- pinacoid — a form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes.
- pindaric — of, relating to, or in the style of Pindar.
- pinnacle — a lofty peak.
- piquancy — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- pitcairn — British island in Polynesia, in the South Pacific: 1.8 sq mi (4.6 sq km); pop. 54
- pitchman — an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
- pittance — a small amount or share.
- placings — The placings in a competition are the relative positions of the competitors at the end or at a particular stage of the competition.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- platinic — of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- poincare — Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- polignac — Prince de, title of Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac. 1780–1847, French statesman; prime minister (1829–30) to Charles X: his extreme royalist and ultramontane policies provoked the 1830 revolution and cost Charles X the throne
- prancing — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- priscian — flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- procaine — a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- publican — Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- pycnidia — (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
- quacking — Present participle of quack.
- quantico — a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.
- quantics — Plural form of quantic.
- rabbinic — the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.
- racinage — decorative treatment of leather with colors and acids to produce a branchlike effect.
- raciness — slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
- radiancy — radiance.
- radicand — the quantity under a radical sign.
- radicant — rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- raincoat — a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- ranching — an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- rancidly — in a rancid manner
- randwick — a city in E New South Wales, SE Australia, on Botany Bay and the Pacific Ocean: a suburb of Sydney.
- reacting — to act or perform again.
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- reaginic — relating to or caused by a reagin, or functioning as a reagin
- recaning — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- relacing — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- reliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- rhodanic — of or relating to thiocyanic acid
- richland — a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works. Compare Hanford (def 2).
- riddance — the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
- rinceaux — an ornamental foliate or floral motif.