9-letter words containing a, c
- cabriolet — A cabriolet is a type of car with two doors and a convertible top.
- cabstands — Plural form of cabstand.
- cacafuego — a person with a fiery temper
- cachaemia — a poisoned condition of the blood
- cachaemic — of or relating to cachaemia
- cache hit — (storage) A request to read from memory which can satisfied from the cache without using the main memory. Opposite: cache miss.
- cachectic — general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease.
- cachectin — Biochemistry, Immunology. a protein that is released by activated macrophages as an immune system defense and, when the defense is overwhelmed, is a cause of cachexia or toxic shock: in humans, identical with tumor necrosis factor.
- cachepots — Plural form of cachepot.
- cacholong — a type of opal, commonly of a milky colour
- caciquism — (esp in Spanish America) government by local political bosses
- cacodemon — an evil spirit or devil
- cacodylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the cacodyl group.
- cacoepist — One who engages in cacoepy, especially frequently.
- cacoethes — an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania
- cacogenic — dysgenics.
- cacomixle — Alternative spelling of cacomixl.
- cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
- cacotopia — a dystopia
- cactiform — resembling a cactus
- cacuminal — relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate
- cadastral — Surveying. (of a map or survey) showing or including boundaries, property lines, etc.
- cadaveric — a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
- caddisfly — any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)
- caddishly — in a caddish manner
- cadencing — rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
- cadential — relating to or belonging to a cadence or a cadenza
- cadetship — a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- caecilian — any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
- caesarean — of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar
- caesarian — of or relating to a Cesarean.
- caesarism — an autocratic system of government
- caesionid — (zoology) Any member of the Caesionidae.
- cafe noir — black coffee
- cafeteria — A cafeteria is a restaurant where you choose your food from a counter and take it to your table after paying for it. Cafeterias are usually found in public buildings such as hospitals and stores.
- cafetiere — A cafetière is a type of coffee pot that has a disk with small holes in it attached to the lid. You push the lid down to separate the liquid from the ground coffee when it is ready to drink.
- caffeinic — related to or containing caffeine
- cage bird — a pet bird kept in a cage
- cagebirds — Plural form of cagebird.
- cagelings — Plural form of cageling.
- cageyness — the quality of being cagey
- cagoulard — a member of a secret French organization, active 1932–40, that conspired to overthrow the Third Republic.
- cailleach — an old woman
- cairngorm — a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
- caithness — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland
- cajeputol — cineole.
- cajuputol — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- cake shop — a shop that sells cakes
- cakeholes — Plural form of cakehole.
- cakewalks — Plural form of cakewalk.