8-letter words containing i, n, o, c
- miltonic — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- mindlock — (fantasy, scifi) A magic spell or technology that restricts a person's ability to think freely.
- minorcan — of or relating to Minorca.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- mnemonic — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- mocassin — Alternative spelling of moccasin.
- moccasin — a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- mongolic — Mongolian (def 4).
- monicker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- monistic — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- monoacid — having one replaceable hydrogen atom or hydroxyl radical.
- mooching — Present participle of mooch.
- morainic — Pertaining to a moraine.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- mucinoid — any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mucinous — Of, pertaining to or containing mucin.
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- myotonic — Of or pertaining to myotonia.
- narcosis — a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- naricorn — a horny sheath which protects the nostrils of certain birds
- necrosis — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- necrotic — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- nektonic — the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
- neologic — neologism.
- neomycin — an antibiotic produced by an actinomycete, Streptomyces fradiae, administered orally or locally, used chiefly for skin, urinary tract, and eye infections and as a surgical antiseptic.
- neorican — a Puerto Rican living in New York or one who has lived in New York and returned to Puerto Rico.
- neotenic — Exhibiting neoteny.
- neoteric — modern; new; recent.
- nepionic — of or relating to the juvenile period in the life cycle of an organism
- neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- nice one — expressing congratulations or admiration
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- nicolson — Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
- nicotian — the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum; tobacco itself
- nicotine — a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- nitrolic — of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- no-stick — nonstick: a no-stick skillet.
- 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.
- noctilio — any bat of the S American genus Noctilio
- noctuids — Plural form of noctuid.
- noctuoid — a member of the family of moths Noctuidae
- 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.