8-letter words containing s, i, y
- chimneys — Plural form of chimney.
- choosily — In a choosy manner; pickily.
- christly — of Jesus Christ; Christlike
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- chytrids — Plural form of chytrid.
- circussy — characteristic of a circus
- citrussy — having or resembling the taste or colour of a citrus fruit
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- classily — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- clumsily — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- copyists — Plural form of copyist.
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- cousinry — a collection of cousins
- coyishly — in a coyish manner
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- cresylic — of, concerned with, or containing creosote or cresol
- criseyde — Cressida
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crustily — In a crusty manner.
- cryonics — the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
- cryptids — Plural form of cryptid.
- cullyism — the state of being a cully
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyanosis — a bluish-purple discoloration of skin and mucous membranes usually resulting from a deficiency of oxygen in the blood
- cyclists — Plural form of cyclist.
- cycloids — Plural form of cycloid.
- cyclosis — the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans
- cymatics — the study of wave phenomena, esp sound, and their visual representations
- cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
- cyrtosis — Pathology. any abnormal curvature of the spine or of the extremities.
- cysteine — a sulphur-containing amino acid, present in proteins, that oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine. Formula: HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- cystitic — Of or pertaining to cystitis.
- cystitis — Cystitis is a bladder infection.
- cytisine — a toxic alkaloid found in several species of plants, similar in molecular structure to nicotine
- cytosine — a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
- dandyish — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- dandyism — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- dasyurid — Any carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.
- dayflies — Plural form of dayfly.
- daysides — Plural form of dayside.
- daytimes — Plural form of daytime.
- demissly — in a demiss manner
- demyship — a type of scholarship awarded at Magdalen College, Oxford
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.