9-letter words containing a, b, e, c
- carbolize — to treat or sterilize with phenol
- carbonade — a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
- carbonate — Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonize — to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
- carborane — any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.
- carbuncle — A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin.
- carbunkle — Misspelling of carbuncle.
- carburate — carburet.
- carburize — to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment
- caribbean — The Caribbean is the sea which is between the West Indies, Central America and the north coast of South America.
- carpetbag — a travelling bag originally made of carpeting
- carriable — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- carryable — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- casebooks — Plural form of casebook.
- casebound — bound in hard covers.
- castlebar — the county town of Co Mayo, Republic of Ireland; site of the battle (1798) between the French and British known as Castlebar Races. Pop: 11 371 (2002)
- cat brier — greenbrier, esp. the vine (Smilax glauca)
- catchable — to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse.
- cave bear — an extinct bear, Ursus spelaeus, that lived in caves in Europe during the Pleistocene Epoch.
- cedarbird — a type of waxwing native to North America
- cediranib — A potent inhibitor of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases, under development as a possible anticancer drug.
- celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
- celebrate — If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
- celibates — Plural form of celibate.
- celibatic — of or relating to celibacy
- cerebella — a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.
- cerebrate — to use the mind; think; ponder; consider
- cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
- chabasite — Alternative form of chabazite.
- chabazite — a pink, white, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, sodium, potassium, and aluminium in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ca2Al2Si4O12.6H2O
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chair bed — a chair that can be opened out to form a bed.
- chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
- chalybite — siderite (def 1).
- chambered — having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chamberer — someone who attends to a bed chamber; chambermaid or chamberlain
- chamberys — a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
- changable — Misspelling of changeable.
- chantable — able to be chanted or sung
- chartable — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chaseable — to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
- chasubles — Plural form of chasuble.
- checkable — capable of being checked, as by inquiry or verification: The fact is checkable from available records.
- checkback — a check or verification of a process, tabulation, etc., already completed.
- chequable — (finance, of an account) On which cheques can be drawn.
- chippable — having the ability to be reduced to small pieces
- chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.