10-letter words containing c, a, n
- cacodaemon — Wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
- cacodemons — Plural form of cacodemon.
- cacogenics — dysgenics.
- cacophonic — Discordant.
- cacotopian — relating to cacotopia
- cacuminous — (of a tree) having a pointed or a pyramidal top
- cadaverine — a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH2(CH2)5NH2
- caecilians — Plural form of caecilian.
- caen stone — a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- caernarfon — a port and resort in NW Wales, in Gwynedd on the Menai Strait: 13th-century castle. Pop: 9726 (2001)
- caernarvon — a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward II.
- caesareans — Plural form of caesarean, an alternative capitalization of 'Caesarean'.
- caffeinate — To add caffeine.
- caffeinism — caffeism
- caipirinha — A Brazilian cocktail made with cachaca, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and crushed ice.
- cajolement — The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
- cajolingly — In a cajoling manner.
- cake stand — a plate on a pedestal used for displaying cakes in a shop or café, or for special cakes such as wedding cakes
- calamander — the hard black-and-brown striped wood of several trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. quaesita of India and Sri Lanka, used in making furniture: family Ebenaceae
- calamondin — a small citrus tree, Citrus mitis, of the Philippines
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcedonio — a type of Venetian opaque glassware, with veins of colour, intended to imitate chalcedony
- calcimined — Simple past tense and past participle of calcimine.
- calciminer — A person who calcimines.
- calcimines — Plural form of calcimine.
- calcinable — able to be calcined
- calcinosis — the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the tissues of the body
- calcitonin — a hormone secreted by the thyroid that inhibits the release of calcium from the skeleton and prevents a build-up of calcium in the blood
- calcitrant — Stubborn; refractory.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- caledonian — of or relating to Scotland
- calendared — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
- calendarer — a person who calendars
- calendered — Simple past tense and past participle of calender.
- calenderer — a person who operates a calender
- calendulas — Plural form of calendula.
- calescence — an increasing heat
- california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
- caliginous — dark; dim
- call money — money loaned by banks and recallable on demand
- call names — to speak of or to in an abusive manner
- calliopean — resembling a calliope in sound; piercingly loud: a calliopean voice.
- callowness — immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
- calmodulin — a protein found in most living cells; it regulates many enzymic processes that are dependent on calcium
- calumniate — to slander
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- camel spin — camel (def 3).
- cameration — vaulting
- camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
- campaigned — Simple past tense and past participle of campaign.