10-letter words containing n, o, i, c
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- dracontine — Belonging to a dragon.
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- echeloning — Present participle of echelon.
- echinoderm — any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.
- ecocentric — a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings.
- economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- economicly — (nonstandard) alternative spelling of economically.
- economised — (UK) Simple past tense and past participle of economise.
- economiser — Alternative form of economizer.
- economists — Plural form of economist.
- economized — Simple past tense and past participle of economize.
- economizer — a person who economizes.
- economizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of economize.
- ecphonesis — the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in “O tempore! O mores!”.
- ecuadorian — person from Ecuador
- eddication — (UK, dated) eye dialect of education.
- educations — Plural form of education.
- effraction — a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.
- egocentric — Thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others ; self-centered.
- egomaniacs — Plural form of egomaniac.
- eicosanoid — (biochemistry) Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.
- eirenicons — Plural form of eirenicon.
- electronic — (of a device) Having or operating with the aid of many small components, esp. microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current.
- elocutions — Plural form of elocution.
- emaciation — The state of being abnormally thin or weak.
- encloister — to imprison or cloister
- encoffiner — A person whose profession is to prepare the body of a deceased person and place it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
- encoignure — an ornamental piece of furniture designed to fit in a corner
- encomiasts — Plural form of encomiast.
- encomienda — A grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
- encopresis — Involuntary defecation, especially associated with emotional disturbance or psychiatric disorder.
- encryption — (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords. May also apply to electronic signal, hard drive, message, document...
- endamoebic — relating to endamebae
- endergonic — (of a metabolic or chemical process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy, the products being of greater free energy than the reactants.
- endobiotic — (of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.
- endocardia — Plural form of endocardium.
- endocervix — (anatomy) The mucous membrane of the cervical canal.
- endocrania — Plural form of endocranium.
- endocrinal — Endocrine.
- endodontic — Referring to, or associated with endodontics.
- endolithic — Within rock.
- endopelvic — (anatomy) Within the pelvis.
- endophytic — Of or relating to an endophyte.
- endoscopic — Of, or relating to endoscopy or an endoscope.
- endothecia — Plural form of endothecium.
- enforcible — Capable of being enforced.
- enharmonic — Of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).
- enological — Alternative spelling of oenological.
- enphytotic — (of plant diseases) causing a constant amount of damage each year