10-letter words containing c, a, n, e
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- amarynceus — a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who was slain by Nestor in a war against the Pylians.
- ambulances — Plural form of ambulance.
- amercement — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- americanos — Plural form of americano.
- amoscanate — An experimental anthelmintic agent of the arylisothiocyanate class, found to be highly effective in animals against hookworms and the four major species of schistosomes, but possibly hepatotoxic.
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- anagenetic — Biology. the progressive evolution of a species. Compare catagenesis.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- analgesics — Plural form of analgesic.
- anammelech — one of the gods worshiped by the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31.
- anamnestic — of or relating to anamnesis
- ancestress — a female ancestor (sense 1) ancestor (sense 4)
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- anchor bed — a sloping, slightly projecting platform on the forecastle of a ship, for supporting an anchor when not in use.
- anchor ice — ice that forms at the bottom of a lake or river
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- anchorette — (in broadcasting) a young and inexperienced anchorwoman
- anchorites — Plural form of anchorite.
- anchorless — without an anchor
- anderlecht — a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)
- androecium — the stamens of a flowering plant collectively
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- andromache — the wife of Hector
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anecdotist — a person who tells or collects anecdotes
- anelectric — not capable of acquiring a static electric charge when subjected to friction.
- anemically — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemochore — a plant in which the fruits or seeds are dispersed by wind
- anemochory — the dispersal of plant seeds or spores by the wind.
- anemoscope — any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- angel cake — a very light sponge cake made without egg yolks
- angiogenic — promoting or relating to blood vessel growth
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- anglecized — Misspelling of anglicized.
- anglicised — Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
- anglicized — having become or been made English in outlook, attitude, form, etc
- anglicizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize.
- animalcule — a microscopic animal such as an amoeba or rotifer
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- ankle sock — a short sock coming up to the ankle
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- annunciate — to announce
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- answerback — a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.