8-letter words containing s, y, c, o
- cytosols — Plural form of cytosol.
- cytosome — the body of a cell excluding its nucleus
- docimasy — the close examination of a person or substance in order to determine nature, quality and characteristics, formerly used to describe the evaluation of aspirants for public office or citizenship in Ancient Greece, now used of assaying metallic ores
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
- dysgonic — growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonic — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopic — Dystopian.
- ecdysone — an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
- ecotypes — Plural form of ecotype.
- episcopy — (obsolete) survey; superintendence.
- glycosyl — (biochemistry) Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a monosaccharide) by removal of the hemiacetal hydroxy group.
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- hassocky — Having or characterised by hassocks, or clumps of vegetation.
- haycocks — Plural form of haycock.
- hickorys — a city in W North Carolina.
- hyoscine — scopolamine.
- hypocist — a type of juice derived from the fruit of a plant which grows from the Cistus shrub
- hystoric — Nonstandard spelling of historic.
- incisory — adapted for cutting, as the incisor teeth.
- isocracy — a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- isocryme — a line on a map connecting points that have the same temperature during the coldest period of a year
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- isostacy — Geology. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress.
- isotypic — of or relating to an isotype.
- isozymic — Pertaining to an isozyme.
- jocosely — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- jocosity — the state or quality of being jocose.
- joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- mucosity — The state of being mucous.
- mycostat — a substance or preparation that prevents or inhibits the growth of molds.
- myocytes — Plural form of myocyte.
- myoscope — an instrument for observing muscular contraction.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- otocysts — Plural form of otocyst.
- otoscopy — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- physico- — physical, physical and
- poly sci — poli sci
- postsync — postsynchronization
- psychoid — the innate impetus to perform actions
- psychol. — psychological
- psychro- — cold
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
- scammony — a twining, Asian convolvulus, Convolvulus scammonia.
- schlocky — schlock (def 1).
- schmoozy — of or relating to schmoozing
- scolytid — any of various dark-coloured cylinder-shaped beetles, including the bark and ambrosia beetles
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- secondly — in the second place; second.