8-letter words containing nic
- japonica — the camellia, Camellia japonica, having waxy flowers in a variety of colors.
- knickers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- laconica — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- lactonic — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- lonicera — Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
- mammonic — Of, or pertaining to, Mammons.
- manganic — of or containing manganese, especially in the trivalent state.
- manichee — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- mechanic — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- miltonic — of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- minicabs — Plural form of minicab.
- minicamp — A session run by a professional sports team to train particular players, or to test potential new players, before the main preseason training.
- minicars — Plural form of minicar.
- mnemonic — assisting or intended to assist the memory.
- monicker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- morainic — Pertaining to a moraine.
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- myotonic — Of or pertaining to myotonia.
- nektonic — the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
- neotenic — Exhibiting neoteny.
- nepionic — of or relating to the juvenile period in the life cycle of an organism
- nice and — pleasingly
- nice one — expressing congratulations or admiration
- niceness — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- niceties — a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.
- nichiren — (Zennichi; Zenshobo Rencho) 1222–82, Japanese Buddhist monk: founder of Nichiren Buddhism.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nichrome — An alloy of nickel with chromium (10 to 20 percent) and sometimes iron (up to 25 percent), used chiefly in high-temperature applications such as electrical heating elements.
- nickeled — Simple past tense and past participle of nickel.
- nickelic — of or containing nickel, especially in the trivalent state.
- nickered — neigh.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nicknack — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
- nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
- nicolson — Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
- nicotian — the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum; tobacco itself
- nicotine — a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- nirvanic — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- nonionic — Not ionic.
- nontonic — (music) not tonic.
- old nick — the devil; Satan.
- olefinic — Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- olivinic — of, relating to, or containing olivine
- omnicode — Thompson, 1956. Ran on IBM 650.
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- orogenic — (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.