9-letter words containing a, n, e, c
- cyanurate — a salt or ester derived from cyanide
- cybernate — to control (a manufacturing process) with a servomechanism or (of a process) to be controlled by a servomechanism
- cybernaut — a person who is an expert in or uses the internet a lot
- cyberwand — (hardware, virtual reality) A virtual reality controller. The CyberWand costs $99, or $765 with optional Polhemus sensor. It is basically the handle of a flight control system without the base. The controller's four buttons and 2-D hat sensor track six degrees of movement.
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cyclopean — of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops
- cyllenian — of or relating to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to the god Hermes, reputed to have been born there.
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cyrenaica — a region and former province (1951–63) of E Libya: largely desert; settled by the Greeks in about 630 bc; ruled successively by the Egyptians, Romans, Arabs, Turks, and Italians. Area: 855 370 sq km (330 258 sq miles)
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- cytherean — of or relating to Cytherea.
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- damascene — to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
- damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- danceable — appropriate for or conducive to dancing: danceable music.
- dancegoer — a person who attends dances or dance performances.
- dancehall — a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
- dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
- dancettee — having a pattern of chevrons
- dancewear — clothing, as leotards and tutus, designed for dancing or dance practice.
- day-clean — the time after first dawn when the sun begins to shine; clear daybreak
- daybeacon — an unlighted navigational beacon used as a daymark.
- daycentre — a building used for daycare or other welfare services
- de lancey — James, 1703–60, American jurist and politician in New York.
- deaconess — (in the early church and in some modern Churches) a female member of the laity with duties similar to those of a deacon
- decadence — deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration
- decadency — the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence.
- decadents — Plural form of decadent.
- decagonal — Shaped like a decagon.
- decameron — a collection of a hundred tales by Boccaccio (published 1353), presented as stories told by a group of Florentines to while away ten days during a plague
- decamping — Present participle of decamp.
- decanoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of decanoic acid.
- decantate — having been repeated or sung again and again
- decanters — Plural form of decanter.
- decanting — to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- deceasing — Present participle of decease.
- decennary — decade (sense 2)
- decennial — lasting for ten years
- decentral — Not central; decentralized.
- déchéance — the act of forfeiting something
- deck gang — (on a ship) the sailors who are on duty but not on watch.
- deck hand — a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- declinant — a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
- defiances — Plural form of defiance.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.