8-letter words containing c, a, n
- chinaman — a native or inhabitant of China
- chinampa — an artificially created island used for growing crops in Mexican or in Mesoamerican agriculture
- chinbeak — a molding having a convex upper surface and a concave lower one, with a fillet between them; beak.
- chinghai — Qinghai
- chingola — a town in N central Zambia.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chinkara — an Indian gazelle, Gazella gazella bennetti
- chip pan — a deep pan for frying potato chips, etc
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- choaking — Present participle of choak.
- choanoid — (anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- chondral — of or relating to cartilage
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- chronaxy — Alternative form of chronaxie.
- churinga — a sacred amulet of the native Australians
- cibation — the act of feeding
- ciclaton — an expensive cloth used in medieval times
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- cilician — of or relating to Cilicia or its inhabitants
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- cinchona — any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark
- cineaste — an enthusiast for films
- cinerama — wide-screen presentation of films using either three separate 35mm projectors or one 70mm projector to produce an image on a large deeply curved screen
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- cingular — ring-shaped; girdle-like
- cinnabar — a bright red or brownish-red mineral form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), found close to areas of volcanic activity and hot springs. It is the main commercial source of mercury. Formula: HgS. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- cinnamic — of or derived from cinnamon
- cinnamon — Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food.
- cinnamyl — a univalent radical of cinnamic compounds
- cinquain — a stanza of five lines
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- clachans — Plural form of clachan.
- clacking — Present participle of clack.
- cladding — Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
- claimant — A claimant is someone who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed or they are unable to work because they are ill.
- claiming — to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- clamancy — urgency
- clamming — Present participle of clam.
- clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp