7-letter words containing a, c
- aggrace — to grace, or add grace to
- aglucon — an aglycon, especially one combined with glucose to form a glycoside.
- aglycon — a chemical compound formed from a glycoside when a hydrogen atom replaces a glycosyl group
- agnatic — a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- agogics — Music. stress given to a note through prolonged duration.
- agravic — relating to zero gravity
- aidance — help
- air sac — any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds, which increase the efficiency of gaseous exchange in the lungs
- air-con — Air-con is the same as air conditioning.
- aircast — a pneumatic brace used to support an injured body part
- aircrew — The aircrew on a plane are the pilot and other people who are responsible for flying it and for looking after any passengers who are on it.
- airlock — An airlock is a small room that is used to move between areas which do not have the same air pressure, for example in a spacecraft or submarine.
- airpack — an apparatus consisting of a face mask connected to a portable air supply, as an air tank that can be strapped to one's back, used especially by firefighters and search teams in areas of smoke, poisonous fumes, intense heat, etc.
- airsick — If you are airsick when you are traveling on an aircraft, you experience nausea as a result of the aircraft's motion.
- aitches — Plural form of aitch.
- ajaccio — the capital of Corsica, a port on the W coast. Pop: 64 432 (2007)
- akashic — Of or pertaining to akasha.
- alarcon — Pedro Antonio de (ˈpeðro anˈtonjo de). 1833–91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous sketches of rural life, esp in The Three-Cornered Hat (1874)
- albitic — Of or relating to the mineral albite.
- alcaeus — 7th century bc, Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political odes
- alcaics — verse written in the Alcaic form
- alcaide — the commander of a fortress or castle
- alcalde — (in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town
- alcayde — alcaide.
- alcazar — any of various palaces or fortresses built in Spain by the Moors
- alceste — an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- alchemy — Alchemy was a form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, which was concerned with trying to discover ways to change ordinary metals into gold.
- alcides — Hercules
- alcmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon
- alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- alcopop — an alcoholic drink that tastes like a soft drink
- alcoran — the Koran
- alcorza — a Spanish sweet
- alcoved — having or made as an alcove
- alcoves — Plural form of alcove.
- alcyone — the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher
- aldaric — Of or pertaining to an aldaric acid or its derivative.
- aldrich — Thomas Bailey1836-1907; U.S. poet & novelist
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- alencon — a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)
- alethic — of or relating to such philosophical concepts as truth, necessity, possibility, contingency, etc
- algesic — sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- algetic — pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- algific — Producing cold; covered in ice.
- algol c — (language) A variant of ALGOL 60 developed by Clive Feather of Cambridge University ca. 1981. ALGOL C added structures and exception handling. It was designed for beginners and students.
- alicant — a wine produced near or in Alicante in Spain
- alkalic — (of igneous rocks) containing large amounts of alkalis, esp sodium and potassium
- alkylic — relating to an alkyl
- allelic — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- allicin — a substance found in garlic that has anti-bacterial qualities and the distinct smell redolent of garlic