8-letter words containing n, i, t, r, o, c
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- necrotic — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- neoteric — modern; new; recent.
- neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
- nitrolic — of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- nocturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- ornithic — of or relating to birds.
- orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- procinct — the state of preparedness
- protonic — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- raincoat — a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- renotice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- retinoic — containing or derived from retinoid
- romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- ructions — disturbance
- strontic — of or relating to strontium
- torching — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- tornadic — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
- traction — the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- trichion — the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- trigonic — pertaining to a trigon
- unerotic — arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.