8-letter words containing s, y, n, c
- nascency — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- postsync — postsynchronization
- psyching — psych1 .
- pycnosis — the reduction in size and increase in staining of a cell or its nucleus, usually a feature of cell degeneration
- saliency — salience.
- sanctify — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- sanctity — holiness, saintliness, or godliness.
- sapiency — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- scammony — a twining, Asian convolvulus, Convolvulus scammonia.
- scantily — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- scantity — the quality of being scant or scarce
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.
- scrunchy — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- scythian — pertaining to Scythia, its people, or their language.
- scything — an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- seacunny — a steersman or quartermaster in a ship manned by lascars
- secondly — in the second place; second.
- sequency — consecutiveness
- snickery — of, pertaining to, or resembling a snicker
- solvency — solvent condition; ability to pay all just debts.
- spinachy — characteristic of spinach
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- succinyl — either of the two radicals of succinic acid
- sun city — city in SC Arizona: pop. 38,000
- sycamine — a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.
- syconium — a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- syconoid — pertaining to or resembling a sycon.
- symantec — (company) Software manufacturer of utility and development applications for Windows and Macintosh platforms. Products include ACT!, Norton Utilities, Norton AntiVirus, Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh, Symantec Cafe.
- synalgic — referred pain.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- synarchy — joint rule
- synching — synchronization: The picture and the soundtrack were out of sync.
- synchro- — indicating synchronization
- syncline — a synclinal fold.
- syncopal — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncopic — Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- syncytia — a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
- syndetic — serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
- syndical — of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- synechia — any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- synectic — the study of creative processes, especially as applied to the solution of problems by a group of diverse individuals.
- synergic — the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions, etc.; synergism.
- synoptic — pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
- syntonic — Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.
- unclassy — not classy; lacking in good taste or sense; crude: Always being late for appointments is unclassy.
- uncostly — costing much; expensive; high in price: a costly emerald bracelet; costly medical care.
- unsticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.