8-letter words containing n, i, e, c
- intercut — to cut from one type of shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.
- internic — Internet Network Information Center
- intertec — (company) The computer manufacturer that built the Superbrain. All Intertec systems were sold, installed and serviced by dealers. Intertec manufactured the entire product including designing and producing the circuit boards and molding the cabinets. Intertec's first products were terminals - a dumb terminal called "Intertube" and a smart terminal that emulated various common terminals (VT100 etc.) called "The Emulator". The terminals looked similar to the Superbrain, but smaller.
- intrench — Alternative form of entrench.
- intrince — intricate or involved
- invected — noting an edge of a charge, as an ordinary, consisting of a series of small convex curves.
- invocate — invoke.
- invoiced — an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
- invoices — Plural form of invoice.
- irenical — Peaceful, conciliatory; promoting peace, especially over theological or ecclesiastical disputes.
- irenicon — A proposition, scheme, or treatise designed to promote peace, especially in the church.
- isocline — a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- isogenic — (of organisms) having the same or closely similar genotypes.
- issuance — the act of issuing.
- iterance — iteration.
- jacinthe — a yellowish orange
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- jerrican — Alternative spelling of jerrycan.
- kerching — (onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount.
- ketching — Present participle of ketch.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- kinepock — (obsolete) cowpox.
- kinesics — the study of body movements, gestures, facial expressions, etc., as a means of communication.
- kinetics — the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.
- kirchner — Ernst Ludwig, 1880–1938, German expressionist artist.
- kitchens — Plural form of kitchen.
- knickers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- lacewing — any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- laciness — a lacy quality or state
- laitance — a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- lanciers — Plural form of lancier.
- leaching — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lecithin — Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- lemnisci — Plural form of lemniscus.
- lenience — the quality or state of being lenient.
- leniency — the quality or state of being lenient.
- lenticel — a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
- lenticle — a window in a clock case revealing the motion of the pendulum bob.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- lexicons — Plural form of lexicon.
- licenced — license.
- licencee — a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- licences — Plural form of licence.
- licensed — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- licensee — a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- licenser — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.