9-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- cavilling — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- celandine — either of two unrelated plants, Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) or Ranunculus ficaria (lesser celandine)
- celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
- cellaring — Present participle of cellar.
- cellarman — a person in charge of a cellar where wine or beer is stored
- cellarmen — Plural form of cellarman.
- censorial — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- centralia — a city in central Illinois.
- centrally — of or forming the center: the central hut in the village.
- centrical — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centurial — of or relating to a Roman century
- cephalins — Plural form of cephalin.
- certainly — You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chainfall — a hand-powered hoist consisting of chains working on the pulley principle, used to lift and manoeuvre large heavy objects
- chainless — having no chain or chains
- chainlike — Having the form of a chain.
- chainlink — Wires woven in a zig-zag pattern.
- chainmail — Alternative spelling of chain mail.
- chalazion — a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland
- chalcedon — ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- chaliapin — Fyodor Ivanovich (ˈfjɔdər iˈvanəvitʃ). 1873–1938, Russian operatic bass singer
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- champlain — Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
- chanceful — eventful
- chanceler — Obsolete form of chancellor.
- chandelle — an abrupt climbing turn almost to the point of stalling, in which an aircraft's momentum is used to increase its rate of climb
- chandlers — Plural form of chandler.
- chandlery — the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler
- changable — Misspelling of changeable.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- channeler — a person or thing that channels; specif., a medium (sense 7)
- chantable — able to be chanted or sung
- chantilly — a town in N France, near the Forest of Chantilly formerly famous for lace and porcelain. Pop: 10 902 (1999)
- chantlike — Resembling a chant.
- chaplains — Plural form of chaplain.
- charlatan — You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- charleton — a male given name.
- chatelain — the keeper or governor of a castle
- chatlines — Plural form of chatline.
- chelating — Having the ability to undergo chelation.
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- chennault — Claire Lee [klair] /klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1890–1958, U.S. Air Force general.
- chilblain — Chilblains are painful red swellings which people sometimes get on their fingers or toes in cold weather.