8-letter words containing c, a, r, n, u
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- curarine — an alkaloid extracted from curare, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. Formula: C19H26ON2
- curating — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curation — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- currants — Plural form of currant.
- curranty — full of currants
- curtains — death or ruin; the end
- cyanuret — cyanide
- cyanuric — of or derived from cyanuric acid.
- echiuran — spoonworm
- enacture — an enactment
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- etruscan — a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 bc
- francium — a radioactive element of the alkali metal group. Symbol: Fr; atomic number: 87.
- furnaced — (in combinations) having a particular type or number of furnaces.
- furnaces — Plural form of furnace.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- guernica — Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- incisura — (anatomy) a notch or indent.
- lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
- lacunary — Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of a lacuna.
- launcher — a person or thing that launches.
- laurence — a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- macruran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- nacreous — of or relating to nacre.
- noctuary — a journal of what happens in the night
- nocturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- nucellar — Of or pertaining to the nucellus.
- numeracy — to represent numbers by symbols.
- nuraghic — relating to the Bronze Age Sardinian civilization that is distinguished by nuraghe
- nurhachi — 1559–1626, Manchurian leader, who unified the Manchurian state and began (1618) the Manchurian conquest of China
- nycturia — a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- outrance — the utmost extremity.
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- rancagua — a city in central Chile.
- recusant — refusing to submit, comply, etc.
- relaunch — an act or instance of launching something again.
- rinceaux — an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- run back — to carry (a football) toward the opponent's goal, as after receiving a kickoff
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- taciturn — inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- teucrian — of or relating to the ancient Trojans.
- truchman — an interpreter
- truckman — a truckdriver.
- truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- turcoman — Turkoman.