8-letter words containing r, i, c, o
- cercopid — any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae; a froghopper
- cerritos — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 51,000
- cervico- — cervical
- chaordic — (of a system, organization, or natural process) governed by or combining elements of both chaos and order
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charonic — Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- cheerios — Plural form of cheerio.
- chiccory — chicory.
- chickory — Alternative spelling of chicory.
- chloride — Chloride is a chemical compound of chlorine and another substance.
- chlorine — Chlorine is a strong-smelling gas that is used to clean water and to make cleaning products.
- chlorite — any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
- choirboy — A choirboy is a boy who sings in a church choir.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- chokidar — (in India) a warden, custodian, or gatekeeper
- choleric — A choleric person gets angry very easily. You can also use choleric to describe a person who is very angry.
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- chondrin — a resilient translucent bluish-white substance that forms the matrix of cartilage
- choppier — Comparative form of choppy.
- chording — the distribution of chords throughout a piece of harmony
- choregic — relating to a choregus
- choreoid — any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- choriamb — a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
- chorioid — choroid
- chorioma — any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue; choriocarcinoma.
- chorisis — the multiplication of botanical elements by branching or splitting
- chorizos — Plural form of chorizo.
- choroids — Plural form of choroid.
- chozerei — anything of little value; junk; garbage.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- christo- — indicating or relating to Christ
- chromide — any fish of the family Cichlidae
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chromite — a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
- chromium — Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
- chromize — to plate with chromium
- chronics — Plural form of chronic.
- ciborium — a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
- cicerone — a person who conducts and informs sightseers; a tour guide
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- cistrons — Plural form of cistron.
- citreous — of a greenish-yellow colour; citron
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- clifford — a masculine name: dim. Cliff
- clitoral — Clitoral means concerned with or relating to the clitoris.
- clitoric — relating to the clitoris