9-letter words containing a, n, e, c
- olecranon — the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- omittance — The act of omitting something.
- on camera — a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- one-a-cat — one old cat.
- one-acter — a short play consisting of one act.
- one-track — having only one track.
- open call — an audition, especially for actors or dancers, open to anyone wishing to try out.
- open-cast — open-cut.
- ordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
- ostracean — a member of the family formerly called Ostracea
- overclean — too clean
- pachynema — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- pachytene — the third stage of prophase in meiosis, during which each chromosome pair separates into sister chromatids with some breakage and crossing over of genes.
- paleocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, from 65 to 55 million years ago, and characterized by a proliferation of mammals.
- pan juice — Often, pan juices. the natural juices exuded by meat, poultry, etc., while baking or roasting: used especially in basting.
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- panegyric — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- paracrine — relating to a hormone whose release only affects tissue surrounding the gland that secreted it
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parcenary — joint heirship or coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs.
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- patiences — a female given name.
- pecan pie — a sweet pie made with pecan nuts
- peckinpah — David Samuel ("Sam") 1925–84, U.S. film director and screenwriter.
- pectinate — formed into or having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- percental — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- perchance — Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly.
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
- permeance — the act of permeating.
- pett scan — PET scan
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- phaeacian — an island nation on the shores of which Odysseus was shipwrecked and discovered by Nausicaä.
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phlyctena — a small vesicle, blister, or pustule.
- phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- placement — the act of placing.
- placename — the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc.
- placental — Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- placentia — a town in S California.
- pleasance — a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade.
- pleasence — Donald. 1919–95, British actor. His films include Dr Crippen (1962) and Cul de Sac (1966)