8-letter words containing a, c, n
- bucatini — pasta in the shape of long tubes
- buchanan — George. 1506–82, Scottish historian, who was tutor to Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI; author of History of Scotland (1582)
- buckbean — a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae
- buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
- bucovina — Bukovina
- bucrania — (in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- buoyance — the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.
- buoyancy — Buoyancy is the ability that something has to float on a liquid or in the air.
- c (ansi) — ANSI C
- c ration — a canned ration used in the field in WWII
- c++linda — (language)
- ca'canny — moderation or wariness
- ca-telon — (application) A Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tool for designing, generating and maintaining COBOL and PL/I application programs. Telon was developed by Pansophic Systems who were bought by Computer Associates in 1991, whereupon it was renamed CA-Telon. It supports high-level, non-prodedural design and prototyping, combined with automatic code generation. There are mainframe and PC versions. The generated COBOL applications can execute in AIX, HP-UX, VSE, OS/400 for the AS/400, PC-DOS, or OS/2.
- caatinga — a Brazilian semi-arid scrub forest
- cab rank — an area, often specially designated, where taxis wait to pick up passengers
- cabernet — a type of grape
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- cabining — Present participle of cabin.
- cabochon — a smooth domed gem, polished but unfaceted
- cabstand — a taxi rank
- cacation — (archaic) excretion.
- cackling — Present participle of cackle.
- caconymy — the practice of coining caconyms
- caddying — Present participle of caddy.
- cadenced — having or marked by a rhythmical cadence: the cadenced steps of marching troops.
- cadences — Plural form of cadence.
- cadenzas — Plural form of cadenza.
- 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.
- cadreman — an officer or enlisted person in a military cadre.
- caducean — relating to a caduceus
- caerleon — a town in SE Wales, in Newport county borough on the River Usk: traditionally the seat of King Arthur's court. Pop: 9392 (2001)
- caffeine — Caffeine is a chemical substance found in coffee, tea, and cocoa, which affects your brain and body and makes you more active.
- caftaned — wearing a caftan
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- caingang — a member of an Indian people of southern Brazil.
- cairenes — (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Cairo, Egypt.
- caissons — Plural form of caisson.
- cajoling — Present participle of cajole.
- cake pan — A cake pan is a metal container that you bake a cake in.
- 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.
- calamint — any aromatic Eurasian plant of the genus Satureja (or Calamintha), having clusters of purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- calandra — A large Eurasian lark with a stout bill and a black patch on each side of the neck.
- calanthe — any of various orchids of the genus Calanthe of the family Orchidaceae, found in tropical areas and having long-lasting yellow, white, or pink flowers
- calcanei — Plural form of calcaneus.
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- calciner — a person or thing that calcines.