7-letter words containing c, e
- acetoin — a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- acetone — Acetone is a type of solvent.
- acetose — Sour like vinegar; acetous.
- acetous — containing, producing, or resembling acetic acid or vinegar
- achaean — a member of a principal Greek tribe in the Mycenaean era
- acharné — furiously violent
- achates — Aeneas' faithful companion in Virgil's Aeneid
- achenes — Plural form of achene.
- acheron — one of the rivers in Hades over which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon
- acheson — Dean (Gooderham). 1893–1971, US lawyer and statesman: secretary of state (1949–53) under President Truman
- achiest — Superlative form of achy.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- achiote — annatto.
- acinose — consisting of acini.
- acmeism — a school of early 20th-century Russian poetry whose practitioners were strongly opposed to the vagueness of symbolism and strove for absolute clarity of expression through precise, concrete imagery.
- acnemia — a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- acolyte — An acolyte is a follower or assistant of an important person.
- aconite — any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous
- acorned — covered with acorns
- acquest — an acquisition
- acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- acreage — Acreage is a large area of farm land.
- acrogen — any flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem
- acroter — a plinth bearing a statue, etc, at either end or at the apex of a pediment
- act one — (language, specification) A specification language.
- actable — that can be acted
- actaeon — a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds
- actives — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- activex — a set of technologies for integrating software components on the internet
- actress — An actress is a woman whose job is acting in plays or films.
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- aculeus — a prickle or spine, such as the thorn of a rose
- acumens — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- acutely — If you feel or notice something acutely, you feel or notice it very strongly.
- acutest — Superlative form of acute.
- acylate — to introduce one or more acyl groups into a compound
- adaptec — (company) A company specialising in the aera of movement of data between computers. Adaptec designs hardware and software products to transfer data from a computer to a peripheral device or network. Founded in 1981, the company achieved profitability in 1984, went public in 1986, and to date has achieved 54 consecutive profitable quarters. Revenues for fiscal 1997 were $934 million, a 42% increase over the prior year. Net income, excluding acquisition charges, for fiscal year 1997 was $198 million or $1.72 per share.
- adduced — Simple past tense and past participle of adduce.
- adducer — someone who adduces
- adduces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduce.
- adichie — Chimamanda Ngozi, born 1977, Nigerian novelist; her novels include Purple Hibiscus (2003) and Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), which won the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- advices — an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice.
- aechmea — any of various epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Aechmea, native to tropical America, having stiff, spiny leaves and clusters of red, yellow, or blue flowers: popular as a houseplant.
- aecidia — an aecium in which the spores are always formed in chains and enclosed in a cup-shaped peridium.
- aelfric — ("Ælfric Grammaticus"; "Ælfric the Grammarian") a.d. c955–c1020, English abbot and writer.
- aerobic — Aerobic activity exercises and strengthens your heart and lungs.
- aesopic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables: a story that points an Aesopian moral.
- affects — Plural form of affect.
- affiche — a poster or advertisement, esp one drawn by an artist, as for the opening of an exhibition