8-letter words containing a, c, n
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- actinian — belonging or pertaining to the order or suborder Actiniaria, comprising the sea anemones.
- actinide — a member of the actinide series
- actinism — that property of ultraviolet light, X-rays, or other radiations, by which chemical changes are produced
- actinium — a radioactive element of the actinide series, occurring as a decay product of uranium. It is used as an alpha-particle source and in neutron production. Symbol: Ac; atomic no: 89; half-life of most stable isotope,227Ac: 21.6 years; relative density: 10.07; melting pt: 1051°C; boiling pt: 3200 ± 300°C
- actinoid — having a radiate form, as a sea anemone or starfish
- actional — Of, pertaining to, or depicting action, especially physical action.
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- actioner — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- acupoint — any of the specific points on the body where a needle is inserted in acupuncture or pressure is applied in acupressure
- acutance — a physical rather than subjective measure of the sharpness of a photographic image
- adamance — a state of resoluteness
- adamancy — a state of resoluteness
- adducent — that adducts
- adducing — Present participle of adduce.
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- adjuncts — Plural form of adjunct.
- aduncate — curved or hooked, as a parrot's beak
- aduncity — the quality of being hooked or curved inward
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- advancer — a person or thing that advances.
- advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
- adynamic — Not dynamic; without strength or vigor.
- aesculin — a chemical found in the bark of horse-chestnut trees
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- africana — objects of cultural or historical interest of African origin
- agaçante — irritating
- agaricin — an impure form of agaric acid: formerly used in medicine as an agent for stopping excessive perspiration.
- agencies — Plural form of agency.
- agenetic — absence of or failed development of a body part.
- aglycone — a chemical compound
- agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
- akinetic — without motion, unmoving
- albicant — (rare) Growing or becoming white.
- alcandre — the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
- alchuine — (Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- alcidine — of, relating to, or belonging to the Alcidae, a family of sea birds including the auks, guillemots, puffins, and related forms
- alcindor — (Ferdinand) Lew(is, Jr.) original name of Abdul-Jabbar.
- alcinous — (in Homer's Odyssey) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked Odysseus told of his wanderings
- alcmaeon — a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He killed his mother for sending his father to certain death and was driven mad by the Furies.
- alcorcon — city in central Spain, near Madrid: pop. 140,000
- alebench — a bench inside or in front of an alehouse
- alicante — a port in SE Spain: commercial centre. Pop: 305 911 (2003 est)
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- almanack — Alternative spelling of almanac.
- almanacs — Plural form of almanac.
- aluminic — of or relating to aluminium
- ambiance — the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere, etc., particularly of an environment or milieu: The restaurant had a delightful ambiance.
- ambience — The ambience of a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have.
- amelcorn — a variety of wheat used to produce starch