9-letter words containing a, n, c
- caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
- casebound — bound in hard covers.
- caseinate — a salt of casein
- casements — Plural form of casement.
- cash plan — A cash plan is money paid towards the insured’s optical or dental costs, and also admission to a hospital.
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- caskstand — a frame on which a cask rests
- cassander — c354-297 b.c, king of Macedonia 301-297 (son of Antipater).
- cassandra — a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed
- cassation — (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
- cassingle — a cassette single
- cassonade — raw or unrefined sugar
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
- cast-iron — made of cast iron.
- castaneda — Carlos, 1925–1998, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in Peru.
- castanets — Castanets are a Spanish musical instrument consisting of two small round pieces of wood or plastic held together by a cord. You hold the castanets in your hand and knock the pieces together with your fingers.
- castellan — a keeper or governor of a castle
- castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
- castering — a person or thing that casts.
- castilian — the Spanish dialect of Castile; the standard form of European Spanish
- casuarina — any tree of the genus Casuarina, of Australia and the East Indies, having jointed leafless branchlets: family Casuarinaceae
- cat-train — a train of sleds, cabooses, etc, pulled by a caterpillar tractor, used chiefly in the north during winter to transport freight
- catalonia — a region of NE Spain, with a strong separatist tradition: became an autonomous region with its own parliament in 1979; an important agricultural and industrial region, with many resorts. Pop: 7 012 600 (2003 est). Area: 31 929 sq km (12 328 sq miles)
- catamaran — A catamaran is a sailing boat with two parallel hulls that are held in place by a single deck.
- catamenia — menstrual discharge; menstruation
- catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
- catanzaro — a city in S Italy, in Calabria. Pop: 95 251 (2001)
- cataplane — an aircraft designed to be launched by a catapult.
- catatonia — a state of muscular rigidity and stupor, sometimes found in schizophrenia
- catatonic — If you describe someone as being in a catatonic state, you mean that they are not moving or responding at all, usually as a result of illness, shock, or drugs.
- catchline — a slogan, esp one used in a political or advertising campaign
- catchment — In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.
- catenated — Connected in a chain or series.
- catenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catenate.
- catfacing — a disorder that causes scarring of tomatoes
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catherine — Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
- cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.
- catkinate — like a catkin
- catnapped — Simple past tense and past participle of catnap.
- catnapper — a person who catnaps
- cattiness — catlike; feline.
- cattleman — A cattleman is a man who looks after or owns cattle, especially in North America or Australia.
- cattlemen — Plural form of cattleman.
- caucasian — A Caucasian person is a white person.
- caucusing — Present participle of caucus.
- cauldrons — Plural form of cauldron.
- cauquenes — a city in central Chile.
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.