9-letter words containing a, n, c
- chinampas — Plural form of chinampa.
- chinaroot — the root of either of two plants, the galanga or the smilax
- chinatown — Chinatown is the name given to the area in a city where there are many Chinese shops and restaurants, and which is a social centre for the Chinese community in the city.
- chinaware — articles made of china, esp those made for domestic use
- chincapin — chinquapin
- chinkapin — chinquapin
- chinkiang — Older Spelling. Zhenjiang.
- chinookan — of the Chinooks or their language or culture
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chipewyan — a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chloranil — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
- chlordane — a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C10H6Cl8
- chomskyan — of or relating to Noam Chomsky or his linguistic theories, especially to transformational-generative grammar.
- chondroma — a benign cartilaginous growth or neoplasm
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- chromagen — (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- chronaxie — the minimum time required for excitation of a nerve or muscle when the stimulus is double the minimum (threshold) necessary to elicit a basic response
- chronical — relating to or controlled by time
- chthonian — of or relating to the underworld
- chu kiang — Zhu Jiang.
- chuanchow — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- ci-devant — (esp of an office-holder) former; recent
- ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
- cimmerian — very dark; gloomy
- cinchonas — Plural form of cinchona.
- cineastes — Plural form of cineaste.
- cinematic — Cinematic means relating to films made for the cinema.
- cineramic — relating to a cinematic process producing widescreen images
- cineraria — a plant, Senecio cruentus, of the Canary Islands, widely cultivated for its blue, purple, red, or variegated daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cinerator — an incinerator.
- cingulate — Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
- cinnamate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cinnamic acid.
- cinnamene — styrene.
- cinnamons — Plural form of cinnamon.
- cinnamony — reminiscent of cinnamon
- cinquedea — an Italian short sword of the late 15th and early 16th centuries having a broad, tapering blade, often richly ornamented.
- circadian — of or relating to biological processes that occur regularly at about 24-hour intervals, even in the absence of periodicity in the environment
- circinate — (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre
- circulant — (mathematics) A circulant matrix.
- cirenaica — Cyrenaica
- cis woman — an adult who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cispadane — on this (the southern) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis