8-letter words containing m, c, s
- cymatics — the study of wave phenomena, esp sound, and their visual representations
- cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
- cytosome — the body of a cell excluding its nucleus
- damascus — the capital of Syria, in the southwest: reputedly the oldest city in the world, having been inhabited continuously since before 2000 bc. Pop: 2 317 000 (2005 est)
- 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
- damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
- decimals — pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- decorums — Plural form of decorum.
- demi-sec — (of wine, esp champagne) medium-sweet
- digicams — Plural form of digicam.
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- dochmius — a five-syllable foot, characteristic of ancient Greek dramas
- 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
- domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domotics — Robotic technology for use in the home.
- dot-coms — a company doing business mostly or solely on the Internet.
- drachmas — Plural form of drachma.
- drscheme — (Scheme) A popular Scheme implementation from the PLT team at Rice University.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dysmelic — having or relating to dysmelia
- embraces — Plural form of embrace.
- empirics — Plural form of empiric.
- endemics — Plural form of endemic.
- escapism — The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
- ethicism — devotion to ethical principles
- excimers — Plural form of excimer.
- exclaims — Plural form of exclaim.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- 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.
- facemask — a mask worn to prevent the inhalation of fumes, or to avoid spreading germs
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- fulcrums — Plural form of fulcrum.
- gamecast — the broadcast of a team sport game.
- gemsbuck — gemsbok.
- genomics — the study of genomes.
- gimmicks — Plural form of gimmick.
- gobsmack — (transitive, slang) To astonish.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- grimaces — Make a grimace.
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- hammocks — Plural form of hammock.
- hemisect — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- hummocks — Plural form of hummock.