8-letter words containing o, e, i, c
- erection — The action of erecting a structure or object.
- ericsson — John1803-89; U.S. naval engineer & inventor, born in Sweden: builder of the Monitor
- erotetic — pertaining to a rhetorical question
- erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
- escorial — a village in central Spain, northwest of Madrid: site of an architectural complex containing a monastery, palace, and college, built by Philip II between 1563 and 1584
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- ethanoic — (organic chemistry) IUPAC nomenclature for CH3COO-.
- ethiopic — the ancient language of Ethiopia, belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family: a Christian liturgical language
- ethnicon — Name of a tribe, ethnonym.
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- eusocial — (biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals.
- eutropic — of, relating to or characterized by eutropy
- evection — (astronomy) Modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun.
- eviction — The action of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property; expulsion.
- exaction — The action of demanding and obtaining something from someone, especially a payment or service.
- excision — The deletion of some text during editing.
- excitons — Plural form of exciton.
- excusion — Misspelling of excursion.
- exocrine — Relating to or denoting glands that secrete their products through ducts opening onto an epithelium rather than directly into the bloodstream.
- exocytic — Of or pertaining to exocytosis.
- exoergic — (physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
- exogenic — Formed or occurring on the surface of the earth.
- exorcise — Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit ) from a person or place.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- exorcize — (transitive) To drive out supposed evil spirits from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- exorheic — (of a lake or basin) Externally drained; having one or more outlets.
- exoteric — (especially of a doctrine or mode of speech) intended for or likely to be understood by the general public.
- exotoxic — Of, related to, or caused by an exotoxin.
- fasciole — one of the spine-bearing bands of tubercles found on spatangoid sea-urchins
- fecaloid — like or resembling feces.
- fecolith — A calcified fecal deposit.
- ferocity — a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
- firelock — a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
- flection — the act of bending.
- focalize — Focus (something), in particular.
- follicle — Anatomy. a small cavity, sac, or gland. one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum; Graafian follicle.
- forcible — done or effected by force: forcible entry into a house.
- forensic — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- forinsec — foreign
- fornices — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- genocide — the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
- genomics — the study of genomes.
- geodesic — Also, geodesical. pertaining to the geometry of curved surfaces, in which geodesic lines take the place of the straight lines of plane geometry.
- geodetic — pertaining to geodesy.
- geogonic — relating to geogony
- geologic — of, relating to, or based on geology.
- geoponic — of or relating to tillage or agriculture; agricultural.