9-letter words containing a, c
- captivate — If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
- captively — In a captive manner.
- captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- captopril — an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure
- capturers — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- capturing — Present participle of capture.
- capuchins — Plural form of capuchin.
- capybaras — Plural form of capybara.
- car alarm — A car alarm is a device in a car which makes a loud noise if anyone tries to break into the vehicle.
- car chase — when one car is in quick pursuit of another
- car crash — a collision between motor vehicles
- car crime — crime in which cars are stolen or in which things are stolen from cars
- car phone — A car phone is a mobile phone, especially one which is designed to be used in a car.
- car radio — a radio built into the dashboard of an automobile
- car thief — a person who steals automobiles
- car-ferry — a vessel for transporting vehicles, in addition to passengers, across a body of water, esp as a regular service
- carabiner — in mountain climbing, an oval metal ring with a snap link used to fasten a rope to the piton
- caracalla — real name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, original name Bassianus. 188–217 ad, Roman emperor (211–17): ruled with cruelty and extravagance; assassinated
- caracoled — Simple past tense and past participle of caracole.
- caracoler — a horse that caracoles
- caracoles — Plural form of caracole.
- caragheen — Alternative form of carrageen.
- carambola — a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
- carambole — to make a carom
- carangids — Plural form of carangid.
- carangoid — resembling a fish of the family Carangidae; carangid.
- carapaced — (of an animal) having a carapace
- carapaces — Plural form of carapace.
- caratacus — died ?54 ad, British chieftain: led an unsuccessful resistance against the Romans (43–50)
- caratinga — a city in E Brazil.
- caravaner — One who travels in a caravan (convoy or procession).
- carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma
- carbamate — a salt or ester of carbamic acid. The salts contain the monovalent ion NH2COO–, and the esters contain the group NH2COO–
- carbamide — urea.
- carbamino — relating to the compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with an amino group
- carbanion — a negatively charged organic ion in which most of the negative charge is localized on a carbon atom
- carbazole — a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbineer — (formerly) a soldier equipped with a carbine
- carbolise — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolize — to treat or sterilize with phenol
- carbon 12 — the isotopic carbon atom that comprises 99 percent of naturally occurring carbon, and that since 1961 has been used as the standard for atomic weight by representing a unit of 12.00000.
- carbon 13 — the stable isotope of carbon having an atomic mass number 13, used as a tracer.
- carbon 14 — radiocarbon (def 1).
- carbonade — a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
- carbonado — a piece of meat, fish, etc, scored and grilled
- carbonara — a sauce, containing cream, bacon, cheese and egg, that is usually served with pasta
- carbonari — a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
- carbonate — Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.