8-letter words containing a, c, i, u
- coahuila — a state of N Mexico: mainly plateau, crossed by several mountain ranges that contain rich mineral resources. Capital: Saltillo. Pop: 2 295 808 (2000). Area: 151 571 sq km (59 112 sq miles)
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- conarium — the pineal gland
- conquian — a variety of rummy for two players.
- continua — a continuous extent, series, or whole.
- conurbia — conurbations considered collectively
- copiague — a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- coquilla — a coquilla nut
- coquinas — Plural form of coquina.
- coumadin — Synonym of warfarin.
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- countian — a resident of a specific county
- courtrai — a town in W Belgium, in West Flanders on the Lys River: the largest producer of linen in W Europe. Pop: 73 984 (2004 est)
- cruciate — shaped or arranged like a cross
- cubicula — a burial chamber, as in catacombs.
- cuboidal — Also, cuboidal. resembling a cube in form.
- culiacan — a city in NW Mexico, capital of Sinaloa state. Pop: 799 000 (2005 est)
- culinary — Culinary means concerned with cooking.
- cultivar — a variety of a plant that was produced from a natural species and is maintained by cultivation
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- cumstain — Lb vulgar A stain from ejaculate.
- cuneatic — cuneiform; cuneate.
- curacies — Plural form of curacy.
- curarine — an alkaloid extracted from curare, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. Formula: C19H26ON2
- curarize — to paralyse or treat with curare
- curating — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
- curatrix — a woman in charge of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution
- curitiba — a city in SE Brazil, capital of Paraná state: seat of the University of Paraná (1946). Pop: 2 871 000 (2005 est)
- curtails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail.
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- curvital — of or relating to curvature, esp in geometry
- cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- custodia — (rare) pyx (container for the host).
- cut nail — a nail having a tapering rectangular form with a blunt point, made by cutting from a thin rolled sheet of iron or steel.
- cuticula — cuticle
- cyanuric — of or derived from cyanuric acid.
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
- cymatium — the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
- deciduae — Plural form of decidua.
- decidual — the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- ducktail — DA.
- dulciana — an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
- dulcinea — a ladylove; sweetheart.
- duncan i — died 1040, king of Scotland 1030–40: murdered by Macbeth.
- duncical — relating to a dunce or being stupid or simple-minded
- echiuran — spoonworm
- edacious — devouring; voracious; consuming.