9-letter words containing a, c, e
- annectent — linking or connecting
- announced — Simple past tense and past participle of announce.
- announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
- announces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of announce.
- annoyance — Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- anorexics — Plural form of anorexic.
- anteceded — Simple past tense and past participle of antecede.
- antecedes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of antecede.
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- antecourt — a forecourt.
- antelucan — occurring before the arrival of daylight, relating to the hours before dawn
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anti-icer — a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice
- anticaste — Lb sociology Opposing the social system of caste.
- anticline — a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crest
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antigenic — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antwackie — old-fashioned
- anucleate — (of a cell) having no nucleus
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- apex club — (in Australia) an association of business and professional men founded to promote community welfare
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- apiaceous — of the family Apiaceae; umbelliferous
- apiculate — (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
- aplanetic — (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- apocopate — to omit the final sound or sounds of (a word)
- apophenic — Of or relating to apophenia.
- apothecia — the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- appeached — Simple past tense and past participle of appeach.
- appentice — penthouse (def 4).
- appetence — a natural craving or desire
- appetency — a strong desire; craving; appetite
- applecart — a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
- applejack — a brandy made from apples; distilled cider
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- applicate — applied practicably
- apreciate — Misspelling of appreciate.
- aquagenic — (medicine, dermatology) Caused by contact with water.
- aqueducts — Plural form of aqueduct.
- aquiclude — any geological formation that absorbs and holds water but does not transmit it at a sufficient rate to supply springs, wells, etc.
- arabicize — to make or become Arab
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- arch beam — a crowned metal beam, as of the deck of a ship.