9-letter words containing b, e, n, c
- canoeable — (of a river, etc) able to be navigated in a canoe
- canrobert — François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- cantabile — (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
- carabiner — in mountain climbing, an oval metal ring with a snap link used to fasten a rope to the piton
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbineer — (formerly) a soldier equipped with a carbine
- carbonade — a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
- carbonate — Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonize — to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
- carborane — any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.
- carbuncle — A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin.
- carbunkle — Misspelling of carbuncle.
- caribbean — The Caribbean is the sea which is between the West Indies, Central America and the north coast of South America.
- casebound — bound in hard covers.
- cd burner — A CD burner is the same as a CD writer.
- cediranib — A potent inhibitor of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases, under development as a possible anticancer drug.
- celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
- cenobites — Plural form of cenobite.
- cenobitic — Of or pertaining to a cenobite.
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
- changable — Misspelling of changeable.
- chantable — able to be chanted or sung
- cheekbone — Your cheekbones are the two bones in your face just below your eyes.
- chernobyl — a town in N Ukraine; site of a nuclear power station accident in 1986
- cherubini — (Maria) Luigi (Carlo Zenobio Salvatore) (luˈiːdʒi). 1760–1842, Italian composer, noted particularly for his church music and his operas.
- chin-bone — the anterior portion of the mandible, forming the prominence of the chin.
- claiborne — a male given name.
- cleanable — the ability to be cleaned, especially easily or without damage: fabrics rated for their cleanability.
- clubwomen — Plural form of clubwoman.
- clydebank — a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)
- cob money — crude silver coins issued in the Spanish colonies of the New World from about 1600 until 1820
- coenobite — a member of a religious order following a communal rule of life
- coenobium — a monastery or convent
- colubrine — of or resembling a snake
- columbine — any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals
- combinate — combined
- concubine — In former times, a concubine was a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him.
- confabbed — Simple past tense and past participle of confab.
- conscribe — to conscript
- constable — In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank.
- conybeare — William Daniel. 1787–1857, British geologist. He summarized all that was known about rocks at the time in Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales (1822)
- corbeling — the fashioning of corbels
- corn beef — corned beef.
- corn belt — region in the NC plains area of the Midwest where much corn and cornfed livestock are raised: it extends from W Ohio to E Nebr. and NE Kans.
- cornborer — the larva of the pyralid moth Pyrausta nubilalis, native to S and Central Europe: in E North America a serious pest of maize
- cornbread — Cornbread is bread made from ground maize or corn. It is popular in the United States.
- countable — capable of being counted