8-letter words containing a, c, i, e
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- braciole — a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- brattice — a partition of wood or treated cloth used to control ventilation in a mine
- breccial — of or relating to breccia
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- cabriole — a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
- cachexia — a generally weakened condition of body or mind resulting from any debilitating chronic disease
- cachexic — cachetic
- caciques — Plural form of cacique.
- caddised — trimmed with caddis
- cadherin — (protein) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure.
- cadinene — (organic compound) Any of a group of isomeric sesquiterpenes found in juniper essential oil.
- caecitis — an inflammation of the caecum
- caesious — having a waxy bluish-grey coating
- caesuric — caesural
- caffeine — Caffeine is a chemical substance found in coffee, tea, and cocoa, which affects your brain and body and makes you more active.
- caffeism — a morbid condition caused by excessive caffeine intake
- cagebird — A bird kept in a cage.
- cagelike — resembling a cage
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cairenes — (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Cairo, Egypt.
- cake mix — Cake mix is a powder that you mix with eggs and water or milk to make a cake. You bake the mixture in the oven.
- cake tin — A cake tin is a metal container that you bake a cake in.
- cakiness — the state of being cakey
- calamine — Calamine is a liquid that you can put on your skin when it is sore or itchy.
- calamite — any extinct treelike plant of the genus Calamites, of Carboniferous times, related to the horsetails
- calcanei — Plural form of calcaneus.
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- calciner — a person or thing that calcines.
- calebite — a member of a tribe descended from Caleb.
- calexico — a town in S California.
- calflike — resembling a calf
- calibers — Plural form of caliber.
- calibres — Plural form of calibre.
- caliceal — (botany) Relating to a calyx.
- caliches — Plural form of caliche.
- calicoed — dressed in calico.
- calicoes — Plural form of calico.
- califate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- calipers — Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- calliope — a steam organ
- calliper — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- calltime — time available for making calls on a mobile phone
- calories — Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- calorize — to coat (a ferrous metal) by spraying with aluminium powder and then heating
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- cam-pier — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- camelids — Plural form of camelid.