8-letter words containing c, a, n, i, e
- arc sine — the angle, measured in radians, that has a sine equal to a given number. Symbol: sin −1. Abbreviation: arc sin, arcsin;
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding
- audience — The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.
- auncient — Obsolete form of ancient.
- avicenna — Arabic name ibn-Sina. 980–1037, Arab philosopher and physician whose philosophical writings, which combined Aristotelianism with neo-Platonist ideas, greatly influenced scholasticism, and whose medical work Qanun was the greatest single influence on medieval medicine
- backline — (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- baculine — relating to flogging with a rod
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- bernicia — a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
- binnacle — a housing for a ship's compass
- bioclean — free from harmful bacteria
- boniface — Saint, original name Wynfrith. ?680–?755 ad, Anglo-Saxon missionary: archbishop of Mainz (746–755). Feast day: June 5
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- cadherin — (protein) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins important in maintaining tissue structure.
- cadinene — (organic compound) Any of a group of isomeric sesquiterpenes found in juniper essential oil.
- caffeine — Caffeine is a chemical substance found in coffee, tea, and cocoa, which affects your brain and body and makes you more active.
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- cairenes — (sometimes lowercase) of or relating to Cairo, Egypt.
- cake tin — A cake tin is a metal container that you bake a cake in.
- cakiness — the state of being cakey
- calamine — Calamine is a liquid that you can put on your skin when it is sore or itchy.
- calcanei — Plural form of calcaneus.
- calcined — to convert into calx by heating or burning.
- calciner — a person or thing that calcines.
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- camelina — The plant Camelina sativa, sometimes cultivated for oilseed.
- cameline — a material made from camel hair
- camphine — rectified oil of turpentine
- canaigre — a dock, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the southern US, the root of which yields a substance used in tanning
- canaille — the masses; mob; rabble
- canalise — (British spelling) To convert a river or other waterway into a canal.
- canalize — to provide with or convert into a canal or canals
- canaries — Plural form of canary.
- cancelli — strips that form a latticework
- cancrine — resembling a crab
- canfield — a gambling game adapted from a type of patience
- canidate — Eye dialect of candidate.
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonize — If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint.
- canopied — A canopied building or piece of furniture is covered with a roof or a piece of material supported by poles.