8-letter words containing c, o, n, a, t
- capitano — a captain or chief
- caponata — (in Sicilian cookery) a dish of fried seasoned aubergine and other vegetables, served as an appetizer
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- carleton — Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- carotene — any of four orange-red isomers of an unsaturated hydrocarbon present in many plants (β-carotene is the orange pigment of carrots) and converted to vitamin A in the liver. Formula: C40H56
- cartoons — Plural form of cartoon.
- cartoony — cartoonish
- castagno — Andrea del [ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), (Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla) c1423–57, Florentine painter.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- catch on — If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- cationic — a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catwoman — (rare) A woman in a cat costume.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- centavos — Plural form of centavo.
- charlton — Bobby, full name Sir Robert Charlton. born 1937, English footballer; played for Manchester United (1956–73) and England (1958–70) for whom he played 106 times, scoring 49 goals
- chaumont — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
- cheat on — If someone cheats on their husband, wife, or partner, they have a sexual relationship with another person.
- chingtao — Qingdao
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- 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.
- citation — A citation is an official document or speech which praises a person for something brave or special that they have done.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- coacting — Present participle of coact.
- coaction — any relationship between organisms within a community
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.
- coasting — the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
- coatings — Plural form of coating.
- coattend — to attend jointly
- cocoanut — the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
- cognates — Plural form of cognate.
- cognatic — related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.
- cognatus — (legal) A person connected through cognation.
- coinmate — a fellow inmate
- cola nut — any of the seeds of the cola tree, which contain caffeine and theobromine and are used medicinally and in the manufacture of soft drinks
- colatina — a city in SE Brazil.
- colation — The act of straining or filtering; filtration.
- colorant — A colorant is a substance that is used to give something a particular color.
- coltrane — John (William). 1926–67, US jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer
- conation — the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving
- conative — denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the effort of the agent in performing the activity described by the verb
- conchate — conchiform
- conchita — a female given name.
- conepati — hog-nosed skunk (def 2).
- conepatl — a hog-nosed skunk