9-letter words containing a, c, e, n, p
- epicurean — Of or concerning Epicurus or his ideas.
- epinician — relating to an epinicion; celebrating triumph
- epiphanic — Having the character of a religious epiphany.
- escarping — Present participle of escarp.
- esperance — (obsolete) Expectation, hope.
- exceptant — a person who excepts or takes exception, esp in a court of law
- expectant — Having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant and interesting.
- faceplant — (informal) The act of landing face first, as a result of an accident or error.
- faceprint — a digitally recorded representation of a person's face that can be used for security purposes because it is as individual as a fingerprint
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- ice plant — a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- impeccant — Without sin; impeccable.
- impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- incapable — not capable.
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- jack pine — a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.
- jackanape — Of or pertaining to a jackanapes.
- jacksnipe — Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
- landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- lap dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- lap-dance — an erotic dance by a stripteaser performed mostly in the lap of a customer.
- mancipate — (obsolete) To enslave.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- marchpane — marzipan.
- mepacrine — The drug quinacrine.
- mercaptan — any of a class of sulfur-containing compounds having the type formula RSH, in which R represents a radical, and having an extremely offensive, garlicky odor.
- mindscape — A mental landscape; the world of the mind.
- monospace — Of a typeface, having the same width for each character.
- moonscape — the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
- namespace — (computing) A conceptual space that groups classes, identifiers, etc. to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that have the same names.
- nasoscope — Rhinoscope.
- nonplaced — Not assigned a place.
- noscapine — (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- nuncupate — to state or asseverate in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- occupance — Occupancy.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- pachynema — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- paleocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 55 million years ago, and characterized by a proliferation of mammals.
- pan juice — Often, pan juices. the natural juices exuded by meat, poultry, etc., while baking or roasting: used especially in basting.
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- panegyric — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- paracrine — relating to a hormone whose release only affects tissue surrounding the gland that secreted it
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.