8-letter words containing t, r, i, c
- autarkic — the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation.
- bacteria — Bacteria are very small organisms. Some bacteria can cause disease.
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- bactrian — of or relating to Bactria
- beatrice — a feminine name: dim. Bea; var. Beatrix
- bisector — a straight line or plane that bisects an angle
- bitbrace — brace (def 3).
- bitchery — spiteful talk
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- bornitic — of or relating to bornite
- brattice — a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine
- brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- bricktop — a person having red or reddish-brown hair.
- britches — breeches (sense 2)
- britpack — a group of young and successful British actors, directors, artists, etc
- c ration — a canned ration used in the field in WWII
- c-interp — An interpreter for a small subset of C, originally part of a communications package.
- calorist — a believer in caloric theory
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- carditic — relating to carditis
- carditis — inflammation of the heart
- carinate — having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
- caritive — (in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- carnatic — a region of S India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast: originally the country of the Kanarese; historically important as a rich and powerful trading centre; now part of Tamil Nadu state
- carnitas — A Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
- carotids — Plural form of carotid.
- carritch — catechism
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castrati — a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
- castries — the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)
- catbirds — Plural form of catbird.
- catbrier — any prickly vines of the genus Smilax, such as greenbrier
- caterina — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- cavitary — having or containing cavities
- ceinture — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- celerity — rapidity; swiftness; speed
- centeric — Misspelling of centric.
- centiare — a unit of area equal to one square metre
- centibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- centries — Plural form of centry.
- centring — a temporary structure, esp one made of timber, used to support an arch during construction
- centrism — (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- centrist — Centrist policies and parties are moderate rather than extreme.
- centroid — the centre of mass of an object of uniform density, esp of a geometric figure