8-letter words containing i, n, c
- ceinture — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- cenobite — a member of a religious order living in a monastery or convent
- cenozoic — of, denoting, or relating to the most recent geological era, which began 65 000 000 years ago: characterized by the development and increase of the mammals
- 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
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cernauti — a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- certeine — Archaic spelling of certain.
- cerulein — a bright blue dyestuff obtained from indigo
- cesarian — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- cessions — Plural form of cession.
- chaffing — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- chaining — Present participle of chain.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chainman — a person who does the chaining in a survey
- chainsaw — a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
- chairing — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chairman — The chairman of a committee, organization, or company is the head of it.
- chairmen — the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- chalonic — of or relating to a chalone
- chamonix — a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9514 (2006)
- champian — A plain; a flat expanse of land; a champaign.
- champing — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- chancier — Comparative form of chancy.
- chancily — In a chancy manner.
- chancing — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
- changing — not remaining the same; transient
- chanking — to eat noisily or greedily.
- channing — ˈWilliam Ellery (ˈɛləri ) ; elˈərē) 1780-1842; U.S. Unitarian leader & social critic
- chanting — Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.
- chaplain — A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
- chapping — Present participle of chap.
- characin — any small carnivorous freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Characidae, of Central and South America and Africa. They are similar to the carps but more brightly coloured