8-letter words containing l, y, n, c
- cylinder — A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
- cynewulf — ?8th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- decently — conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- ecycling — the process of recycling electronic equipment or components
- elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
- falconry — the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
- finchley — a residential district of N London, part of the Greater London borough of Barnet from 1965
- fulgency — the quality of being fulgent; resplendence; brightness
- glycerin — glycerol.
- glycogen — a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
- glyconic — (of a line of verse) consisting of three trochees and one dactyl
- gymnical — Alternative form of gymnic.
- halcyone — a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- intactly — in an intact manner
- jackelyn — a female given name.
- jocundly — In a jocund manner.
- lacunary — Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna.
- lambency — the quality of being lambent.
- lancegay — a lance used in medieval times
- leniency — the quality or state of being lenient.
- lip-sync — the technical process by which this is done.
- lycaenid — A member of the taxonomic family 'Lycaenidae'.
- lycaonia — an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- lycopene — a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- lynchers — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lynching — to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
- lynchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.
- nocently — in a nocent manner; harmfully
- nonlyric — (of poetry) not in a lyric style
- normalcy — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- oncology — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- phenylic — relating to, consisting of or originating from phenyl
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- princely — greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
- rancidly — in a rancid manner
- recently — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- saliency — salience.
- scantily — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- secondly — in the second place; second.
- solvency — solvent condition; ability to pay all just debts.
- succinyl — either of the two radicals of succinic acid
- synalgic — referred pain.
- syncline — a synclinal fold.
- syncopal — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- unchicly — in an unchic fashion; not stylishly; unfashionably