9-letter words containing a, c, e, n, t
- cachectin — Biochemistry, Immunology. a protein that is released by activated macrophages as an immune system defense and, when the defense is overwhelmed, is a cause of cachexia or toxic shock: in humans, identical with tumor necrosis factor.
- cadential — relating to or belonging to a cadence or a cadenza
- caithness — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland
- calenture — a mild fever of tropical climates, similar in its symptoms to sunstroke
- calescent — increasing in heat
- calixtine — a member of a body of Hussites in the 15th century holding that the chalice as well as the bread should be received by the laity in the Eucharist.
- canaanite — a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest
- canaletto — original name Giovanni Antonio Canale. 1697–1768, Italian painter and etcher, noted particularly for his highly detailed paintings of cities, esp Venice, which are marked by strong contrasts of light and shade
- cancelbot — a computer program that deletes unwanted mailings to internet usergroups
- cancerate — to become cancerous
- candidate — A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
- candlelit — A candlelit room or table is lit by the light of candles.
- candlenut — a euphorbiaceous tree, Aleurites mollucana, of tropical Asia and Polynesia
- cane toad — a large toad, Rhinella marina, native to Central and South America but introduced into many countries to control insects and other pests of sugar-cane plantations
- canefruit — a fruit, such as the raspberry, which grows on woody-stemmed plants
- canescent — white or greyish due to the presence of numerous short white hairs
- canistels — Plural form of canistel.
- canisters — Plural form of canister.
- cannister — Misspelling of canister.
- cannulate — to insert a cannula into (a person)
- canoeists — Plural form of canoeist.
- canonchet — (Nanuntenoo) died 1676, Narragansett leader: executed by colonists.
- canrobert — François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- cantabile — (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
- cantalope — Misspelling of cantaloupe.
- cantering — an easy gallop.
- canticles — Song of Solomon
- cantilena — a smooth flowing style in the writing of vocal music
- cantonese — Cantonese means belonging or relating to the Chinese provinces of Canton (Guangdong in Mandarin).
- cantonise — divide into cantons
- cantonize — to divide into cantons
- canulated — Simple past tense and past participle of canulate.
- canulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate.
- canzonets — Plural form of canzonet.
- cape town — the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 740 026 (2011)
- caponette — a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
- capstones — Plural form of capstone.
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
- captioned — Simple past tense and past participle of caption.
- 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.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carefront — To caringly confront an individual; To approach someone in love and respect and correct them in an honoring manner.
- caretaken — looked after
- carinated — Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- carnitine — a white betaine, C7H15NO3, found in the liver and required for transporting fatty acids from the cytosol into the mitochondria
- carnotite — a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
- carotenes — Plural form of carotene.
- carpenter — A carpenter is a person whose job is making and repairing wooden things.
- carpentry — Carpentry is the activity of making and repairing wooden things.
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.