8-letter words containing n, i, e, c
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- hendrick — a male given name, form of Henry.
- hepcidin — A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hyphenic — relating to a hyphen
- ice rain — freezing rain.
- ice rink — arena with ice-covered floor
- ice wine — any white dessert wine produced from grapes that are kept on the vine until the first deep frost and typically pressed while still frozen.
- iceblink — a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice.
- icebound — held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.
- icekhana — an auto-racing competition testing driving skills on a frozen lake.
- icestone — a rare crystalline mineral also known as cryolite
- icewines — Plural form of icewine.
- ichnites — Plural form of ichnite.
- ickiness — repulsive or distasteful.
- iconized — Simple past tense and past participle of iconize.
- in check — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- in chief — in charge
- in clear — (of a message, etc) not in code
- in force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- in place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- in voice — in a condition to sing or speak well
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- inarched — Simple past tense and past participle of inarch.
- incanted — Simple past tense and past participle of incant.
- incensed — an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
- incenser — One who instigates or incites.
- incenses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incense.
- incensor — an incense burner; censer
- incented — to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- incenter — the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
- incentre — the centre of an inscribed circle
- incepted — to take in; ingest.
- inceptor — to take in; ingest.
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- inchoate — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- inchtape — a measuring tape marked out in inches
- incident — an individual occurrence or event.
- incienso — a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- incircle — a circle inscribed within a triangle.
- incisive — penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
- incisure — a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
- inclined — deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
- incliner — One who, or that which, inclines, especially an inclined dial.
- inclines — Plural form of incline.
- inclosed — enclose.