10-letter words containing c, a, n, e
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- antechapel — the outer part of a chapel at the west end
- anthracene — a colourless tricyclic crystalline solid having a slight blue fluorescence, used in the manufacture of chemicals, esp diphenylamine and alizarin, and as crystals in scintillation counters. Formula: C6H4(CH)2C6H4
- anthracite — Anthracite is a type of very hard coal which burns slowly, producing a lot of heat and very little smoke.
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticenter — Geology. the point on the surface of the earth diametrically opposite the epicenter of an earthquake.
- antichange — Opposing change.
- antichoice — opposed to granting pregnant women the choice to have an abortion
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- anticlines — Plural form of anticline.
- antiemetic — preventing vomiting
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire
- antiheroic — relating to or in the manner of an antihero
- antipoetic — relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions
- antipolice — opposed to or against the police
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- anucleated — without a nucleus
- anxiogenic — Causing anxiety, or pertaining to the causing of anxiety.
- aplacental — (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- appendance — attached or suspended; annexed.
- appendence — attached or suspended; annexed.
- appendical — (generally, chiefly of a book's or of books') Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices.
- appendices — Appendices is a plural form of appendix.
- appendicle — a small appendage
- appliances — Plural form of appliance.
- apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- approvance — approval
- arc cosine — Trigonometry. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. Symbol: cos −1. Abbreviation: arc cos;
- arc secant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. Symbol: sec −1. Abbreviation: arc sec;
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- archangels — Plural form of archangel.
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archontate — an archon's period in office
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arctangent — the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- arctogaean — of or relating to Arctogaea
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascendable — having the ability to be ascended
- ascendance — the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
- ascendancy — If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.