8-letter words containing s, u, c, i, n
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- picumnus — one of two ancient Roman fertility gods.
- quantics — Plural form of quantic.
- quickens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken.
- quintics — Plural form of quintic.
- ructions — disturbance
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- scandium — a rare, trivalent, metallic element obtained from thortveitite. Symbol: Sc; atomic weight: 44.956; atomic number: 21; specific gravity: 3.0.
- sciurine — of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scrinium — a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- scudding — to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
- scuffing — to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
- sculking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- scullion — a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- sculping — the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.
- semuncia — a bronze coin produced during the period of the Roman Republic, weighing half an ounce, and equivalent in value to a twenty-fourth of an as at the time
- shucking — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- sinciput — the forepart of the skull.
- sinecure — an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- sluicing — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- sourcing — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- sprucing — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- subniche — a subdivision of a niche
- subsonic — noting or pertaining to a speed less than that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
- subtonic — the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- subtunic — a garment worn under a tunic
- succinct — expressed in few words; concise; terse.
- succinic — pertaining to or obtained from amber.
- succinyl — either of the two radicals of succinic acid
- suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- sulfonic — sulfo.
- sulindac — a yellow crystalline substance, C 2 0 H 1 7 FO 3 S, that is used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory in the treatment of certain rheumatic diseases.
- sultanic — the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- sun city — city in SC Arizona: pop. 38,000
- sun disc — a disc symbolizing the sun, esp one flanked by two serpents and the extended wings of a vulture, used as a religious figure in ancient Egypt
- syconium — a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- tsunamic — an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- tungstic — of or containing tungsten, especially in the pentavalent or hexavalent state.
- tungusic — a family of languages spoken or formerly spoken in Manchuria and central and SE Siberia, including Manchu, Evenki, Even, and languages of the Amur River region, as Nanay.
- unsicker — unsafe; untrustworthy.
- unsliced — not sliced
- unsluice — to provide an opening for (something)
- unsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- unsticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
- unstitch — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- viscount — a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.