8-letter words containing m, a, c, i
- dochmiac — resembling a dochmius in form or structure
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- eichmann — Karl Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1902–62, Austrian Nazi official, who took a leading role in organizing the extermination of the European Jews. He escaped to Argentina after World War II, but was captured and executed in Israel as a war criminal
- emaciate — (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- empathic — Showing or expressing empathy.
- emphatic — Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
- epigamic — attractive to the opposite sex
- escapism — The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
- exclaims — Plural form of exclaim.
- facadism — the principle or practice of preserving the fronts of buildings that have elegant architectural designs; the construction of a modern building behind its old or original front.
- facemail — a computer program which uses an electronically generated face to deliver messages on screen
- facetime — Alternative form of face time.
- famacide — a person who destroys another's reputation; a defamer or slanderer.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- filmcard — microfiche.
- francium — a radioactive element of the alkali metal group. Symbol: Fr; atomic number: 87.
- gambogic — of or derived from gamboge
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- gimcrack — a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- grimaced — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- grimaces — Make a grimace.
- guaiacum — any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family; lignum vitae.
- gymnical — Alternative form of gymnic.
- haematic — relating to, acting on, having the colour of, or containing blood
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- hickymal — a titmouse
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- icecream — Alternative spelling of ice cream.
- icemaker — an appliance for making ice, especially ice cubes: Some refrigerators have built-in icemakers.
- imitancy — a tendency to imitate
- impacted — tightly or immovably wedged in.
- impacter — a person or thing that impacts.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- impleach — to intertwine
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- inimical — adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
- intimacy — the state of being intimate.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- ischemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.