8-letter words containing s, c, i, a, m
- chiasmas — Plural form of chiasma.
- chiasmic — Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- chiasmus — reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chimeras — Plural form of chimera.
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- cis male — a person who was born male and whose gender identity is male.
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- classism — the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others
- clematis — A clematis is a type of flowering shrub which can be grown to climb up walls or fences. There are many different varieties of clematis.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- climaxes — Plural form of climax.
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- cosmical — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- cumstain — Lb vulgar A stain from ejaculate.
- cymatics — the study of wave phenomena, esp sound, and their visual representations
- decimals — pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.
- declaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declaim.
- digicams — Plural form of digicam.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- escapism — The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
- exclaims — Plural form of exclaim.
- facadism — the principle or practice of preserving the fronts of buildings that have elegant architectural designs; the construction of a modern building behind its old or original front.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- grimaces — Make a grimace.
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- ischemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- isochasm — a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.
- isogamic — isogamous
- keramics — ceramics.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- macarise — congratulate
- macarism — Happiness as a result of praise.
- machairs — Plural form of machair.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- majestic — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.