10-letter words containing c, a, n
- anglistics — the study of English language and literature
- angora cat — a long-haired variety of cat, originating in Britain from crosses between Abyssinian and Siamese breeds in the 1960s
- anharmonic — of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency
- anhidrotic — curbing the secretion of sweat
- animalcule — a microscopic animal such as an amoeba or rotifer
- anisocoria — inequality in the size of the pupils.
- anisomeric — (of a chemical compound) lacking isomers
- ankle sock — a short sock coming up to the ankle
- annalistic — a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- announcers — Plural form of announcer.
- announcing — Present participle of announce.
- annoyances — Plural form of annoyance.
- annunciate — to announce
- anodically — In an anodic manner.
- anonaceous — relating to the plant family Anonaceae and its members
- anorectics — Plural form of anorectic.
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- answerback — a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.
- antarctica — a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
- antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- 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.
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- anti-knock — An anti-knock agent helps to stop an engine from knocking, making it function more smoothly.
- antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- anticaking — denoting an agent used to prevent substances from going hard or forming lumps
- anticancer — acting against cancer
- anticaries — characterized by an ability to prevent caries
- anticavity — designed to prevent the occurrence of cavities in teeth: an anticavity toothpaste.
- 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
- antichrist — the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming
- antichthon — counterearth.
- antichurch — opposed to the beliefs, practices, and adherents of the Christian church
- anticipant — operating in advance; expectant; anticipating
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- anticivism — opposition to citizenship
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- anticlinal — of, relating to, or resembling an anticline
- anticlines — Plural form of anticline.
- anticodons — Plural form of anticodon.
- anticorona — a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.
- anticyclic — not conforming to or following a cycle: anticyclical sales that rise when the economy fades.
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- antiemetic — preventing vomiting
- antierotic — discouraging sexual desire