8-letter words containing m, c, l
- crumples — to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
- cullyism — the state of being a cully
- cumulant — (mathematics) Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form.
- cumulate — to accumulate
- cumulose — abounding in heaps or cumuli
- cumulous — resembling or consisting of cumulus clouds
- custumal — a customary.
- cyclamen — A cyclamen is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- cymbalom — cimbalom
- dalmatic — a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops
- damocles — a sycophant forced by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, to sit under a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was
- decimals — pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- dilemmic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- dolmenic — of or relating to a dolmen
- domicile — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- electrum — A natural or artificial alloy of gold with at least 20 percent silver, used for jewelry, especially in ancient times.
- emplaced — Simple past tense and past participle of emplace.
- exclaims — Plural form of exclaim.
- facemail — a computer program which uses an electronically generated face to deliver messages on screen
- facepalm — the gesture of placing the palm of one's hand across the face, as to express embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, etc. (often used as an interjection): She read the post and comments and did a facepalm. Okay, that was dumb—facepalm!
- filmcard — microfiche.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- fulcrums — Plural form of fulcrum.
- fulminic — highly explosive; unstable.
- furculum — furcula.
- glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- glucinum — (formerly) beryllium. Symbol: Gl.
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycemic — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- gymnical — Alternative form of gymnic.
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- hemocoel — a series of interconnected spaces between tissues and organs through which blood flows freely, unconfined by veins or arteries, occurring in several invertebrate groups, especially mollusks and arthropods.
- hickymal — a titmouse
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- hylicism — the philosophy that the only thing that can be proven to exist is matter and that everything, including consciousness, is as a result of interaction with material things. Also called materialism
- ice milk — a frozen food similar to ice cream but made with skim milk.
- illicium — (ichthyology) The modified dorsal fin on the head of anglerfish, acting as a lure.
- imbecile — Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
- impleach — to intertwine
- implicit — implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
- impolicy — The state or act of being impolitic.
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.