8-letter words containing n, o, t, i, c
- cotingid — (zoology) Any member of the Cotingidae.
- cotinine — a substance, C10H12N20, used to indicate the presence of nicotine
- coturnix — any of several quails of the genus Coturnix of the family Phasianidae
- count in — If you tell someone to count you in, you mean that you want to be included in an activity.
- countian — a resident of a specific county
- counties — Plural form of county.
- counting — Not counting a particular thing means not including that thing. Counting a particular thing means including that thing.
- countrie — Obsolete spelling of country.
- courting — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- coveting — Present participle of covet.
- cratonic — Of or pertaining to the craton.
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- cribnote — crib (def 5a).
- crichton — James. 1560–82, Scottish scholar and writer, called the Admirable Crichton because of his talents
- croatian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Croatia, its people, or their language
- crofting — In Scotland, crofting is the activity of farming on small pieces of land.
- cronkite — Walter, 1916–2009, U.S. newscaster.
- crostini — pieces of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crostino — piece of toasted bread served with a savoury topping
- crotalin — a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- crotoxin — a toxin in the venom of the North American rattlesnake, Crotalus terrificus.
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cyanotic — blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- cymation — cymatium.
- cytokine — any of various proteins, secreted by cells, that carry signals to neighbouring cells. Cytokines include interferon
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- d-notice — an official notice sent to newspapers, prohibiting the publication of certain security information
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- diatonic — of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music
- dication — (chemistry) Any cation, of general formula X2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species.
- dictions — style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- downtick — a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.
- dystonic — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- eduction — the act of educing.
- ejection — The action of forcing or throwing something out; emission.
- election — A formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.
- emiction — the passing of urine
- emoticon — A representation of a facial expression such as:-) (representing a smile), formed by various combinations of keyboard characters and used in electronic communications to convey the writer’s feelings or intended tone.
- enaction — The process of enacting something.
- entoptic — (of visual sensation) resulting from structures within the eye itself
- entozoic — of or relating to an entozoon
- entropic — Of, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
- enzootic — (epidemiology) a disease which is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season or climate.
- epitonic — undergoing too great a strain
- erection — The action of erecting a structure or object.
- ethanoic — (organic chemistry) IUPAC nomenclature for CH3COO-.
- ethnicon — Name of a tribe, ethnonym.
- evection — (astronomy) Modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun.