8-letter words containing c, a, n
- fasching — a carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities; Shrovetide.
- fascines — Plural form of fascine.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- fasnacht — a deep-fried raised doughnut; originally served on Shrove Tuesday as the last sweet treat before Lent.
- feasance — the doing or performing of an act, as of a condition or duty.
- feminacy — feminine nature.
- fiancees — Plural form of fiancee.
- fichtean — of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy of Johann Fichte.
- financed — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- financer — (finance) An entity that provides financing.
- finances — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- finbacks — Plural form of finback.
- flacking — press agent.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- flancard — a piece of armour covering a horse's flank
- florican — any of various smaller species of bustards.
- fornical — any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.
- fracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- fracting — Alternative form of fracking.
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractons — Plural form of fracton.
- francais — (borrowed) The French language.
- francaix — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1912–1997, French composer.
- franchot — a male given name, form of Francis.
- francine — a female given name, form of Frances.
- francium — a radioactive element of the alkali metal group. Symbol: Fr; atomic number: 87.
- francize — to force to adopt French customs and the French language.
- fricando — fricandeau.
- fuel-can — A derogatory term for the Atari Falcon.
- furnaced — (in combinations) having a particular type or number of furnaces.
- furnaces — Plural form of furnace.
- galactan — any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis.
- galactin — prolactin.
- galician — of or relating to Galicia in NW Spain, its people, or their language.
- gallican — Gallic; French.
- galvanic — pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- gangetic — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- garcinia — Mangosteen (of the genus Garcinia).
- gascogne — Gascony
- genearch — a chief of a family or tribe.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
- gioconda — Mona Lisa.
- glackens — William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- glancing — striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow.
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.