8-letter words containing s, m, a, c
- mossback — Informal. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary. a person living in the backwoods; rustic.
- ms-basic — Microsoft Basic
- munkacsy — Mihály von [mi-hahy fuh n] /ˈmɪ haɪ fən/ (Show IPA), (Michael Lieb) 1844–1900, Hungarian painter.
- muntjacs — Plural form of muntjac.
- muscadel — muscatel.
- muscadet — a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
- muscadin — a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.
- muscatel — a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- muscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- musicale — a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- musicals — Plural form of musical.
- musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- mustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- mycostat — a substance or preparation that prevents or inhibits the growth of molds.
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- mytacism — Excessive or incorrect use of the letter M.
- nmr scan — a medical examination performed with an MR scanner.
- occamist — William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- orgasmic — 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.
- osmotica — Plural form of osmoticum.
- pacifism — opposition to war or violence of any kind.
- pascal-m — ["Pascal-m: A Language for Loosely Coupled Distributed Systems", S. Abramsky et al in Distributed Computing Systems, Y. Paker et al eds, Academic Press 1986, pp. 163-189].
- racemism — (of a compound) the state of being optically inactive and separable into two other substances of the same chemical composition as the original substance, one of which is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory, as racemic acid.
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- romansch — a group of Rhaetian dialects spoken in the Swiss canton of Graubünden; an official language of Switzerland since 1938
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- samsaric — of or relating to samsara
- sarmatic — of or relating to Sarmatia or its inhabitants
- scalprum — a large scalpel
- scambler — an unwelcome visitor who takes advantage of the hospitality of others, esp during mealtimes; sponger; opportunist
- scamming — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scammony — a twining, Asian convolvulus, Convolvulus scammonia.
- scamping — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scampish — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scandium — a rare, trivalent, metallic element obtained from thortveitite. Symbol: Sc; atomic weight: 44.956; atomic number: 21; specific gravity: 3.0.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- schemata — a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- schiedam — a city in SW Netherlands.
- schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- schmatte — an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing.
- schumann — Clara (Clara Wieck) 1819–96, German pianist and composer (wife of Robert Schumann).
- scimitar — a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- sclerema — sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- scolioma — an abnormal curving of the spine
- scotsman — a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- scramjet — a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.