8-letter words containing l, e, n, c
- nucleole — Alternative form of nucleolus.
- nucleoli — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- nucleons — Plural form of nucleon.
- nuclides — Plural form of nuclide.
- octangle — octangular.
- olefinic — Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- opulence — wealth, riches, or affluence.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- peduncle — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- pendicle — a piece of land or property forming a subsidiary to an estate
- penoncel — pencel.
- pentacle — pentagram.
- penuchle — pinochle.
- penuckle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- percolin — a pain-relieving drug
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- picoline — any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- pinnacle — a lofty peak.
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- placeman — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placemen — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placenta — Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- plectron — plectrum.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- preclean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- prelunch — of or relating to the period before lunch
- princely — greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
- pulicene — flea-ridden
- punctule — a very small opening
- recently — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- recliner — a person or thing that reclines.
- relacing — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- relaunch — an act or instance of launching something again.
- reliance — confident or trustful dependence.
- relucent — shining; bright.
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- reuchlin — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- rollneck — (of a garment) having a high neck that may be rolled over
- runcible — Early system for mathematics on IBM 650. See also FORTRUNCIBLE, IT.
- salience — the state or condition of being salient.
- saliency — salience.