8-letter words containing n, i, e, c
- monicker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- narceine — a narcotic alkaloid, C 2 3 H 2 7 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- navicert — A form of passport permitting a neutral ship to traverse a blockade in wartime.
- nearctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- necklike — Resembling a neck or some aspect of one.
- neckline — the opening at the neck of a garment, especially of a woman's garment, with reference to its shape or its position on the body: a V-neckline; a high neckline.
- neckties — Plural form of necktie.
- necrosis — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- necrotic — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- negritic — of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
- nektonic — the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
- neologic — neologism.
- neomycin — an antibiotic produced by an actinomycete, Streptomyces fradiae, administered orally or locally, used chiefly for skin, urinary tract, and eye infections and as a surgical antiseptic.
- neorican — a Puerto Rican living in New York or one who has lived in New York and returned to Puerto Rico.
- neotenic — Exhibiting neoteny.
- neoteric — modern; new; recent.
- nepionic — of or relating to the juvenile period in the life cycle of an organism
- nescient — lack of knowledge; ignorance.
- neumatic — any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- neuritic — inflammation of a nerve.
- neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
- new city — a city in SE New York.
- new-rich — newly or suddenly wealthy.
- newsclip — A very high level language designed for writing netnews filters. It translates into C. It includes support for various newsreaders. Version 1.01 includes a translator from NewsClip to C, examples and documentation. NewsClip was written by Looking Glass Software Ltd. and is distributed and used by ClariNet Communications Corporation It is only supported for ClariNet customers. Output of the filters may not be sold and donation for use of this program is hinted at. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- nice and — pleasingly
- nice one — expressing congratulations or admiration
- niceness — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- niceties — a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.
- nichiren — (Zennichi; Zenshobo Rencho) 1222–82, Japanese Buddhist monk: founder of Nichiren Buddhism.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- nickeled — Simple past tense and past participle of nickel.
- nickelic — of or containing nickel, especially in the trivalent state.
- nickered — neigh.
- nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
- nicotine — a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- noetical — Alternative form of noetic.
- noncrime — an incident that is not considered to be against the law
- nucleoid — the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
- nucleoli — a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- nuclides — Plural form of nuclide.
- nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- numerics — The field of numerically-controlled engineering.
- occident — the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
- oceanian — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- oceanite — A variety of picrite that is chiefly composed of olivine phenocrysts.
- oinochoe — a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- olefinic — Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- omnicode — Thompson, 1956. Ran on IBM 650.