8-letter words containing n, o, c, u
- flounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounce.
- focusing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- frounced — Simple past tense and past participle of frounce.
- function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- functors — Plural form of functor.
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucogen — Alternative form of glycogen.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- glucosin — any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- goncourt — Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de [ed-mawn lwee ahn-twan y-oh duh] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan üˈoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1822–96, and his brother Jules Alfred Huot de [zhyl al-fred] /ʒyl alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA) 1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules.
- gonoduct — a duct leading from a gonad to the exterior, through which gametes pass
- guanacos — Plural form of guanaco.
- gunlocks — Plural form of gunlock.
- gunstock — the stock or support in which the barrel of a shoulder weapon is fixed.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- hurcheon — a hedgehog.
- icebound — held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.
- in focus — seen clearly
- in touch — If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- inconnue — an unknown woman
- inconnus — Plural form of inconnu.
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- inductor — Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
- inoculum — the substance used to make an inoculation.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- jocundly — In a jocund manner.
- jouncing — Present participle of jounce.
- junction — an act of joining; combining.
- knock up — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockout — Informal. a person or thing overwhelmingly attractive, appealing, or successful.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- lion cub — baby lion
- lock nut — a nut specially constructed to prevent its coming loose, usually having a means of providing extra friction between itself and the screw.
- locknuts — Plural form of locknut.
- locution — a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- lunchbox — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
- luncheon — lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- meconium — the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
- micronut — (climbing) A small nut (piece of metal jammed into the rockface to protect a climb).
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- mock sun — parhelion.
- moluccan — of or relating to a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 2 223 000 (1999 est). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles)
- monocule — (zoology) A small crustacean with one median eye.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- mucinoid — any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.