8-letter words containing r, c, o, l
- crosslet — a cross having a smaller cross near the end of each arm
- crotalin — a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- croupily — in a croupy manner
- crousely — in a crouse manner
- crownlet — a small crown
- crozzled — blackened or burnt at the edges
- crunodal — of or relating to a crunode
- cry foul — If you cry foul, you claim that someone, especially an opponent or rival, has acted illegally or unfairly.
- cry wolf — If someone cries wolf, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem.
- cryolite — a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium in monoclinic crystalline form: used in the production of aluminium, glass, and enamel. Formula: Na3AlF6
- cryology — the study of snow and ice.
- curculio — any of various American weevils, esp Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum curculio), a pest of fruit trees
- dalcroze — Jaques-Dalcroze.
- decolour — to deprive of colour, as by bleaching
- discolor — to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- doctoral — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctorly — having the qualities or characteristics of a doctor
- droplock — a variable-rate bank loan used on international markets that is automatically replaced by a fixed-rate long-term bond if the long-term interest rates fall to a specified level; it thus combines the advantages of a bank loan with those of a bond
- el greco — real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. 1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his elongated human forms and dramatic use of colour
- electors — Plural form of elector.
- electro- — Electro- is used to form words that refer to electricity or processes involving electricity.
- 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.
- electros — Plural form of electro.
- elicitor — A person or thing that elicits.
- encloser — (now, chiefly, historical) Someone who appropriates common land.
- encolour — to give a colour to
- encolure — The neck of a horse.
- ensorcel — Alternative form of ensorcell.
- erotical — (obsolete) Erotic.
- escarole — An endive of a variety with broad undivided leaves and a slightly bitter flavor, used in salads.
- escolars — Plural form of escolar.
- 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
- falconer — a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
- falconry — the sport of hunting with falcons, hawks, eagles, etc.; hawking.
- firelock — a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
- florence — Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
- florican — any of various smaller species of bustards.
- forcedly — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- forcible — done or effected by force: forcible entry into a house.
- forcibly — done or effected by force: forcible entry into a house.
- forclose — Alternative form of foreclose.
- forelock — a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together.
- fornical — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- forslack — to neglect or be neglectful
- glycerol — a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
- gralloch — the entrails of a deer
- gridlock — the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
- grockles — Plural form of grockle.