8-letter words containing r, o, t, s, c
- dorticos — Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado) 1919–83, Cuban lawyer and statesman: president 1959–76.
- ectosarc — the ectoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to endosarc).
- ejectors — Plural form of ejector.
- electors — Plural form of elector.
- electros — Plural form of electro.
- erectors — Plural form of erector.
- escargot — A snail, especially as an item on a menu.
- escorted — With or having an escort.
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- exorcist — A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
- forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- fractons — Plural form of fracton.
- fructose — Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
- functors — Plural form of functor.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- iscariot — the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- listproc — A mailing list processor owned and developed by BITNET which runs under Unix. See also Listserv, Majordomo.
- locators — Plural form of locator.
- nocturns — Plural form of nocturn.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- orchitis — inflammation of the testis.
- orgastic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- ostracod — seed shrimp.
- ostracon — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- outcries — Plural form of outcry.
- outcrops — Plural form of outcrop.
- outcross — to cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but, usually, of the same breed.
- outcurse — to exceed in cursing
- outscore — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- outscorn — to defy with scorn
- overacts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact.
- overcast — overspread or covered with clouds; cloudy: an overcast day.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- piscator — fisherman.
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- robotics — the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- rose-cut — (of a gemstone) cut with a hemispherical faceted crown and a flat base
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- scordato — out of tune
- scouther — to scorch or singe
- scranton — William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- scrootch — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.