9-letter words containing a, l, e, n, c
- cleantech — (industry) Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clearance — Clearance is the removal of old buildings, trees, or other things that are not wanted from an area.
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- clearwing — any moth of the family Sesiidae (or Aegeriidae), characterized by the absence of scales from the greater part of the wings. They are day-flying and some, such as the hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis), resemble wasps and other hymenopterans
- clergyman — A clergyman is a male member of the clergy.
- cleveland — a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- clogdance — a folk dance characterized by heavy stamping steps, performed while wearing clogs
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- clydebank — a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coal mine — A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
- coalminer — One who mines for coal.
- coalmines — Plural form of coalmine.
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cockleman — a man who collects cockles
- coeternal — existing together eternally
- cognately — In a way that is cognate.
- colanders — Plural form of colander.
- coleraine — a town in N Northern Ireland, in Coleraine district, Co Antrim, on the River Bann; light industries; university (1965). Pop: 24 089 (2001)
- collagens — Plural form of collagen.
- collegian — a current member of a college; student
- collinear — lying on the same straight line
- collonade — Alternative spelling of colonnade.
- colonnade — A colonnade is a row of evenly-spaced columns.
- commensal — (of two different species of plant or animal) living in close association, such that one species benefits without harming the other
- concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- concealer — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- conclaves — A private meeting.
- conferral — a conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal
- conflated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflate.
- conflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate.
- congealed — Simple past tense and past participle of congeal.
- congenial — friendly, pleasant, or agreeable
- connately — In a connate fashion.
- consolate — to console (a person)
- constable — In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank.
- consulage — a duty paid by merchants for a consul's protection of their goods while abroad
- consulate — A consulate is the place where a consul works.
- coralline — of, relating to, or resembling coral
- corn meal — meal made from maize
- cornelian — carnelian
- cornflake — Cornflakes are small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a breakfast cereal. They are popular in Britain and the United States.
- countable — capable of being counted
- covalence — the number of pairs of electrons that an atom can share with its neighboring atoms