9-letter words containing a, n, e, c
- neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- newcastle — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
- newchwang — Niuzhuang.
- news case — one of a pair of wooden, metal, or plastic trays divided into compartments for the sorting of type. Compare case2 (def 8).
- newscasts — Plural form of newscast.
- niah cave — a limestone cave in Sarawak, Borneo, the site of the discovery of one of the earliest anatomically modern Homo sapiens skulls, dated c38,000 b.c.
- nicknamed — Simple past tense and past participle of nickname.
- nicknamer — One who bestows a nickname.
- nicknames — Plural form of nickname.
- nicomedia — an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, at the head of the Gulf of Astacus, in present-day Turkey: modern Izmit is on its site.
- nictitate — to wink.
- niocalite — (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
- nonactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- nonameric — Of or pertaining to a nonamer.
- noncancer — Not of or pertaining to cancer.
- noncareer — not related to a career, esp of a job or position
- noncereal — not related to or derived from cereal products or industries
- nondancer — a person who does not dance
- nonplaced — Not assigned a place.
- nonsacred — Not sacred.
- noscapine — (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.
- notecards — An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections".
- notecases — Plural form of notecase.
- noticable — Misspelling of noticeable.
- noviciate — The period during which you are a novice.
- novocaine — Procaine.
- nucleases — Plural form of nuclease.
- nucleated — having a nucleus.
- nucleates — Plural form of nucleate.
- nucleator — having a nucleus.
- nucleolar — of, relating to, or forming a nucleolus.
- nuisancer — a person that creates a nuisance or public offence
- nuisances — Plural form of nuisance.
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- nuncupate — to state or asseverate in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
- nyctalope — a person or animal affected by nyctalopia
- obcuneate — inversely cuneate.
- obeisance — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
- occupance — Occupancy.
- ocean bed — the bottom of the ocean
- oceanites — Plural form of oceanite.
- oceanside — a city in SW California.
- oceanward — Toward the ocean.
- octennial — occurring every eight years.
- oenanthic — having a smell that is similar to wine
- oenomancy — a type of prophecy or foretelling that involves analysing wine and its qualities and characteristics
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.
- oleanolic — Of or pertaining to oleanolic acid or its derivatives.
- olecranal — the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.