8-letter words containing i, n, s, c, a
- sicilian — an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- simoniac — a person who practices simony.
- sinaitic — Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- skincare — use of toiletries on the skin
- slacking — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- slavonic — Slavonian.
- smacking — smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze.
- snacking — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- socinian — a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- sonicate — a thing which has been subjected to sound waves
- spacings — an act of someone or something that spaces.
- spinachy — characteristic of spinach
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- stacking — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- stanzaic — an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
- stickman — croupier (def 1).
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sycamine — a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.
- synalgic — referred pain.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- syncytia — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- synechia — any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- tsunamic — an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- unsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- vesicant — producing a blister or blisters, as a medicinal substance; vesicating.
- volscian — of or relating to the Volsci or to their language.
- wainscot — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- zincates — Plural form of zincate.