6-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- coltan — a metallic ore found esp in the E Congo, consisting of columbite and tantalite (a source of the element tantalum)
- crinal — of or relating to the hair
- cuneal — wedge-shaped; cuneiform
- elance — (transitive, archaic) To throw like a lance; to hurl.
- encalm — to becalm, settle
- enlace — Entwine or entangle.
- falcon — any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- flacon — a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- flanch — A flange.
- glance — to look quickly or briefly.
- glucan — (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.
- incall — A visit by a client to a prostitute.
- inlace — enlace.
- lacing — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lactin — (obsolete) lactose.
- lacuna — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacune — a gap or space
- lanced — Simple past tense and past participle of lance.
- lancer — a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lances — Plural form of lance.
- lancet — a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- launce — sand lance.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- linacs — Plural form of linac.
- locant — (organic chemistry) That part of the name of a compound (often a letter or number) that describes the position of an atom, residue or functional group e.g. the 2 in hexan-2-one.
- lochan — (Scotland) A small loch.
- lucian — a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lucina — a title or name given to Juno as goddess of childbirth
- lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
- lycaon — a king of Arcadia said to have offered Zeus a plate of human flesh to learn whether the god was omniscient
- lycian — of or relating to Lycia.
- mclean — John (1785-1861), US Supreme Court associate justice 1829-61. The US postmaster general 1823-29, he was appointed to the Court by President Jackson.
- neliac — Navy Electronics Laboratory International ALGOL Compiler. An Algol variant designed for numeric and logical computations and based on IAL. 1958-1959. Version: BC NELIAC.
- no-cal — not containing any calories: a no-cal sweetener.
- nuchal — Of or relating to the nape of the neck.
- oilcan — a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- planch — a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.
- planck — Max Karl Ernst [mahks kahrl ernst] /mɑks kɑrl ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1858–1947, German physicist: Nobel prize 1918.
- rancel — to search or rummage; ransack
- senlac — a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- tincal — a former name for crude native borax.
- uncalm — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- uncial — designating, written in, or pertaining to a form of majuscule writing having a curved or rounded shape and used chiefly in Greek and Latin manuscripts from about the 3rd to the 9th century a.d.
- unclad — a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
- unlace — to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- vulcan — the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.