8-letter words containing s, c, o, n
- incubous — (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it.
- insconce — Alternative spelling of ensconce.
- inscroll — enscroll.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- invoices — Plural form of invoice.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isocline — a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- isocolon — a figure of speech or sentence having a parallel structure formed by the use of two or more clauses, or cola, of similar length, as “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”.
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- isodicon — (in the Greek Orthodox Church) a short anthem performed while the Gospel is being carried into a church
- isogenic — (of organisms) having the same or closely similar genotypes.
- isogonic — having or pertaining to equal angles.
- isotonic — Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobsen — Jens Peter [yens pey-tuh r] /yɛns ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1847–85, Danish novelist.
- knockers — a person or thing that knocks.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- lections — Plural form of lection.
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- lexicons — Plural form of lexicon.
- licensor — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- lichanos — (in Greek music) a note played using the forefinger
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- lockings — Plural form of locking.
- locknuts — Plural form of locknut.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- macarons — Plural form of macaron.
- mascaron — mask (def 11).
- mcintosh — a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- mocassin — Alternative spelling of moccasin.
- moccasin — a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- mock sun — parhelion.
- mod cons — Mod cons are the modern facilities in a house that make it easy and pleasant to live in.
- monarchs — a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- 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).
- monocles — Plural form of monocle.
- mucinous — Of, pertaining to or containing mucin.
- nacreous — of or relating to nacre.
- narcosis — a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- necrosed — Simple past tense and past participle of necrose.
- necroses — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- necrosis — death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- niarchos — Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.