6-letter words containing n, o, c
- oniric — Alternative form of oneiric.
- onycha — a part of a marine mollusc used as an ingredient in Mosaic incense
- orcein — a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oscine — of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
- ouncer — something weighing a specified number of ounces (used in combination): The deluxe hamburger is an eight-ouncer.
- ounces — Plural form of ounce.
- ovonic — pertaining to ovonics.
- ozonic — a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
- pacino — Al, full name Alfredo James Pacino. born 1940, US film actor; his films include The Godfather (1972), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Scent of a Woman (1992), for which he won an Oscar, and Insomnia (2002)
- panuco — a river in E central Mexico, flowing E to the Gulf of Mexico. About 315 miles (505 km) long.
- phonic — of or relating to speech sounds.
- picong — any teasing or satirical banter, originally a verbal duel in song
- pionic — relating to or involving a pion
- poncey — If you say that someone or something is poncey, you mean you do not like them because they are too feminine or artistic.
- poncho — a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- pontic — an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- poonac — a coconut residue, mainly used as animal fodder
- poonce — a male homosexual
- pounce — to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.
- procne — a princess of Athens, who punished her husband for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him the flesh of their son. She was changed at her death into a swallow
- pycno- — indicating thickness or density
- racino — a combined racetrack and casino
- racons — Plural form of racon.
- racoon — raccoon.
- rancho — a ranch.
- rancor — bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- reckon — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- recoin — a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- retcon — a subsequent revision of an established story in film, TV, video games, or comics: In an awkward retcon of his origin story, the hero’s parents survived the attack but suffered complete memory loss.
- rockne — Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
- rounce — the handle that is turned to move paper and plates on a printing press
- sancho — an African stringed instrument
- scanno — /skan'oh/ An error in a document caused by a scanner glitch, analogous to a typo or thinko.
- scazon — a metre in poetry in which the spondee or trochee replaces the final iambus; a choliamb
- schnoz — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
- sconce — the head or skull.
- second — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- sicyon — an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- socman — sokeman.
- sonics — the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- syncom — one of a series of experimental communications satellites that were the first to be placed in geostationary orbit.
- synroc — a titanium-ceramic substance that can incorporate nuclear waste in its crystals
- techno — a style of disco music characterized by very fast synthesizer rhythms, heavy use of samples, and a lack of melody.
- ticino — a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tocsin — a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toucan — any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- tucson — a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- tycoon — a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate: a business tycoon; a political tycoon.
- unclog — to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush-hour traffic.
- uncock — (of wrists) to bend into a cocked position during a golf swing