8-letter words containing o, n, e, y
- cymogene — a mixture of volatile flammable hydrocarbons, mainly butane, obtained in the distillation of petroleum
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- 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
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- decoying — Present participle of decoy.
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- denotify — (transitive, India) To repeal the categorization of (a tribe) as criminal under the w Criminal Tribes Act.
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- donnelly — Declan. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Antony McPartlin as Ant and Dec
- dounreay — the site in N Scotland of a nuclear power station, which contained the world's first fast-breeder reactor (1962–77). A prototype fast-breeder operated from 1974 until 1994: a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant has also operated at the site
- doyennes — Plural form of doyenne.
- drystone — (of a stone wall) built without using mortar.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- ecdysone — an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- endogamy — The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- endogeny — Growth from within.
- endymion — a handsome youth who was visited every night by the moon goddess Selene, who loved him
- enhydros — a piece of chalcedony that contains water
- enjoying — Present participle of enjoy.
- enormity — The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong.
- eponymes — Plural form of eponyme.
- eponymic — Of or relating to an eponym.
- epyllion — (literary) a
- eryngoes — Plural form of eryngo.
- erythron — red blood cells and their related tissues
- ethanoyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH3CO-
- ethnonym — The name of an ethnic group.
- euonymin — an extract obtained from the bark of the spindle tree (Euonymus atropurpureus)
- euonymus — A shrub or small tree that is widely cultivated for its autumn colors and bright fruit.
- everyone — Every person.
- eyepoint — A point of reference based on the observer's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.
- eyestone — A small, lenticular, calcareous body, especially an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinidae, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye.
- foundery — Alternative form of foundry.
- frozenly — While, or as if, frozen; in a manner that is cold, unfeeling, unmoving, etc.
- genotype — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geognosy — Archaic. a science dealing with the constituent parts of the earth, its envelope of air and water, its crust, and the condition of its interior.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- glycogen — a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
- goldenly — In a golden manner.
- gonocyte — an oocyte or spermatocyte
- gynaeco- — relating to women; female
- gynecoid — of or like a woman.
- gynobase — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- gynoecia — Plural form of gynoecium.
- gyrodyne — A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight.