8-letter words containing a, n, c, i, e
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- claudine — a female given name, form of Claudia.
- clavecin — a harpsichord
- clavinet — An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- cliental — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clinamen — a bias or inclination
- coalmine — a system of excavations made for the extraction of coal
- cocinera — (in Mexico) a female cook
- cogenial — Alternative spelling of congenial.
- coinages — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- coinmate — a fellow inmate
- colamine — ethanolamine.
- colinear — collinear.
- comaneci — Nadia. born 1961, Romanian gymnast: gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic Games where she became the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10; defected to the US in 1989
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
- companie — Obsolete spelling of company.
- conative — denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the effort of the agent in performing the activity described by the verb
- conepati — hog-nosed skunk (def 2).
- coramine — a drug, C10H14N2O, which is a circulatory stimulant and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, hence preventing its use by athletes
- cornelia — a feminine name
- craniate — having a skull or cranium
- crankier — Comparative form of cranky.
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- crannies — Plural form of cranny.
- creaking — Present participle of creak.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- creasing — Present participle of crease.
- creatine — an important metabolite involved in many biochemical reactions and present in many types of living cells
- creating — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- ctenidia — any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- cuneatic — cuneiform; cuneate.
- curarine — an alkaloid extracted from curare, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. Formula: C19H26ON2
- cyanides — Plural form of cyanide.
- cyanines — Plural form of cyanine.
- cyrenaic — (in the ancient world) of or relating to the city of Cyrene or the territory of Cyrenaica
- daemonic — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- daliance — Obsolete spelling of dalliance.
- decaling — a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decanoic — Of or pertaining to decanoic acid or its derivatives; capric.
- decating — a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
- decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
- decennia — a period of ten years; a decade.
- declinal — the action of politely refusing or declining