8-letter words containing i, n, c, t
- carinate — having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
- carnatic — a region of S India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast: originally the country of the Kanarese; historically important as a rich and powerful trading centre; now part of Tamil Nadu state
- carnitas — A Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
- castings — Plural form of casting.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castling — the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- cat line — A cat line is a thin cable which is used with other equipment to move small parts of a rig or drill string.
- catching — If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else.
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- caterina — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- catiline — Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 bc, Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)
- cationic — a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cavatina — a solo song resembling a simple aria
- cavitand — (chemistry) any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.
- ceinture — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
- centeric — Misspelling of centric.
- centesis — the surgical puncturing of a part of the body with a hollow needle in order to extract fluid
- centiare — a unit of area equal to one square metre
- centibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- centiday — One one-hundredth (1/100) of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- centimes — Plural form of centime.
- centimos — Plural form of centimo.
- centinel — Obsolete spelling of sentinel.
- centiped — Archaic form of centipede.
- centoist — a person who composes centos
- centries — Plural form of centry.
- centring — a temporary structure, esp one made of timber, used to support an arch during construction
- centrism — (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- centrist — Centrist policies and parties are moderate rather than extreme.
- centroid — the centre of mass of an object of uniform density, esp of a geometric figure
- cernauti — a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- certeine — Archaic spelling of certain.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chanting — Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.
- charting — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chatting — Present participle of chat.
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- chemnitz — a city in E Germany, in Saxony, at the foot of the Erzgebirge: textiles, engineering. Pop: 249 922 (2003 est)
- chiantis — Plural form of chianti.
- chimkent — city in SC Kazakhstan, north of Tashkent: pop. 439,000
- chinfest — gabfest; bull session; rap session.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chintzes — Plural form of chintz.
- chitlins — chitterlings