8-letter words containing s, u, c
- leucosin — an albumin occurring in some cereal grains, such as wheat
- leucosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- leuricus — Leofric.
- linocuts — Plural form of linocut.
- liposuck — to subject to liposuction
- liquesce — to become liquid
- locknuts — Plural form of locknut.
- lockouts — Plural form of lockout.
- locustal — of or relating to locusts
- lubitsch — Ernst [urnst;; German ernst] /ɜrnst;; German ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1892–1947, German film director and producer, in the U.S. after 1922.
- lucifers — Plural form of lucifer.
- lucilius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), c180–102? b.c, Roman satirist.
- lucius i — Saint, died a.d. 254, pope 253–254.
- luckiest — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- luckless — having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.
- lucky sb — You can use lucky in expressions such as 'Lucky you' and 'Lucky devil' when you are slightly jealous of someone else's good luck or success, or surprised at it.
- lucullus — Lucius Licinius [li-sin-ee-uh s] /lɪˈsɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), c110–57? b.c, Roman general and epicure.
- lunacies — Plural form of lunacy.
- lunatics — Plural form of lunatic.
- lupercus — an ancient Roman fertility god, often identified with Faunus or Pan.
- lurchers — Plural form of lurcher.
- luscious — highly pleasing to the taste or smell: luscious peaches.
- lycurgus — flourished 9th century b.c, Spartan lawgiver.
- macaques — Plural form of macaque.
- macmanus — Seumas [shey-muh s] /ˈʃeɪ məs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1960, Irish poet and short-story writer.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- macushla — darling.
- masscult — the forms of culture, as music, drama, and literature, as selected, interpreted, and popularized by the mass media for dissemination to the widest possible audience.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- meniscus — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- mercosur — a trading block composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, with associate members Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; superseded in 2008 by the Union of South American Nations (Unasur or Unasul), by uniting with the Andean Community
- microbus — minibus.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- misfocus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- mistouch — To touch inappropriately, wrongly or by mistake.
- mock sun — parhelion.
- mollusca — the phylum comprising the mollusks.
- molluscs — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
- moluccas — a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 1 990 598 (2000). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles)
- muchness — Archaic. greatness, as in quantity, measure, or degree.
- mucinous — Of, pertaining to or containing mucin.
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- 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.
- muscling — Present participle of muscle.