8-letter words containing o, s, c, i, t
- dystopic — Dystopian.
- egoistic — Egoistical.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- excitons — Plural form of exciton.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- factions — Plural form of faction.
- factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- fictions — Plural form of fiction.
- fictious — (obsolete) Fictitious.
- gnostics — Plural form of gnostic.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- holistic — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- iceboats — Plural form of iceboat.
- icestone — a rare crystalline mineral also known as cryolite
- ignostic — One who holds to ignosticism.
- in stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- iscariot — the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- isostacy — Geology. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- isotimic — (of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- isotonic — Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- isotopic — any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- isotypic — of or relating to an isotype.
- jocosity — the state or quality of being jocose.
- joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- lobstick — lopstick.
- localist — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- logicist — (philosophy) An adherent of logicism.
- logistic — of or relating to logistic.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- massicot — monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- mistcoat — (in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- monastic — of or relating to monasteries: a monastic library.
- monistic — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- mopstick — a mop handle
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- muticous — Botany. having no pointed process or awn; awnless.
- no-stick — nonstick: a no-stick skillet.
- noctuids — Plural form of noctuid.