9-letter words containing c, r, a, n
- carbonari — a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
- carbonate — Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carbonize — to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
- carbonous — of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- carborane — any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.
- carbuncle — A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin.
- carbunkle — Misspelling of carbuncle.
- carcinoid — a small serotonin-secreting tumour, usually slow-growing and occurring in the gastrointestinal tract, although it may spread to the liver
- carcinoma — Carcinoma is a type of cancer.
- cardamine — bittercress
- cardigans — Plural form of cardigan.
- cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
- cardphone — a public telephone operated by the insertion of a phonecard instead of coins
- cardpunch — a device, no longer widely used, controlled by a computer, for transferring information from the central processing unit onto punched cards
- care plan — a plan for the medical care of a particular patient or the welfare of a child in care
- careenage — (nautical) a beach with a steep, sandy shoreline on which a ship may be careened.
- careening — Present participle of careen.
- careering — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- carefront — To caringly confront an individual; To approach someone in love and respect and correct them in an honoring manner.
- caressing — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caretaken — looked after
- caribbean — The Caribbean is the sea which is between the West Indies, Central America and the north coast of South America.
- carillons — Plural form of carillon.
- carinated — Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- carinthia — a state of S Austria: an independent duchy from 976 to 1276; mainly mountainous, with many lakes and resorts. Capital: Klagenfurt. Pop: 559 440 (2003 est). Area: 9533 sq km (3681 sq miles)
- carnalise — sensualise
- carnalism — the quality or state of being sensual
- carnality — pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures.
- carnalize — to sensualise
- carnaroli — a variety of short-grain rice used for risotto
- carnarvon — a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward II.
- carnation — A carnation is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- carneades — 214?–129? b.c, Greek philosopher.
- carnelian — a red or reddish-yellow translucent variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone
- carnified — Simple past tense and past participle of carnify.
- carnifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carnify.
- carnitine — a white betaine, C7H15NO3, found in the liver and required for transporting fatty acids from the cytosol into the mitochondria
- carnivals — Plural form of carnival.
- carnivora — carnivorous animals collectively
- carnivore — A carnivore is an animal that eats meat.
- carnivory — the eating of animal flesh
- carnosaur — any of various large carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs of the group Carnosauria, including the allosaurs
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- carnotite — a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
- carolling — a song, especially of joy.
- carotenes — Plural form of carotene.
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.