8-letter words containing o, n, c, e, t
- cornrent — a rent for agricultural land that is paid in corn rather than money
- cornuate — (medicine) Being or pertaining to a hornlike structure, as with a bicornuate uterus.
- cornuted — having horns
- coronate — to crown (a person)
- coronets — Plural form of coronet.
- cosecant — (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of sine
- coteline — a kind of white muslin, either corded or ribbed, manufactured in France and designed for dress material
- cotenant — a person who holds property jointly or in common with others
- cotentin — a peninsula in Normandy, N France, extending into the English Channel.
- cotinine — a substance, C10H12N20, used to indicate the presence of nicotine
- cotquean — a coarse woman
- cottoned — Simple past tense and past participle of cotton.
- counter- — Counter- is used to form words which refer to actions or activities that are intended to prevent other actions or activities or that respond to them.
- counters — Plural form of counter.
- countess — A countess is a woman who has the same rank as a count or earl, or who is married to a count or earl.
- countest — to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
- counties — Plural form of county.
- countrey — Archaic spelling of country.
- countrie — Obsolete spelling of country.
- courante — an old dance in quick triple time
- courtney — a feminine and masculine name
- covalent — the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.
- covenant — A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law.
- coventry — a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)
- coveting — Present participle of covet.
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- creodont — any of a group of extinct Tertiary mammals some of which are thought to have been the ancestors of modern carnivores: order Carnivora
- cretonne — a heavy cotton or linen fabric with a printed design, used for furnishing
- cribnote — crib (def 5a).
- cronkite — Walter, 1916–2009, U.S. newscaster.
- crownets — Plural form of crownet.
- crownlet — a small crown
- cytogeny — (biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis.
- 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
- doctrine — a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government: Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine.
- document — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- duecento — the 13th century, with reference to Italy, especially to its art or literature.
- ecotonal — Relating to ecotones.
- ecotones — Plural form of ecotone.
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- ectozoan — ectozoon.
- ectozoon — any animal parasite, as the louse, that lives on the surface of its host (opposed to entozoon).
- 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.
- electron — A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
- 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.