6-letter words containing e, c, n
- nickel — Chemistry. a hard, silvery-white, ductile and malleable metallic element, allied to iron and cobalt, not readily oxidized: used chiefly in alloys, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol: Ni; atomic weight: 58.71; atomic number: 28; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- nicker — a person or thing that nicks.
- nickle — Misspelling of nickel.
- nicole — a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- nieces — a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- niepce — Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- nocake — Indian maize that is dried and powered into meal
- nocebo — an inactive substance or a real medication that produces unpleasant or worsening symptoms in a patient or research participant because the person expects negative effects.
- nocent — harmful; injurious.
- nocked — a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- noetic — of or relating to the mind.
- norice — Obsolete form of nurse.
- notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- novice — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
- nuance — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nuchae — nape.
- nuclei — plural of nucleus.
- nucule — (rare) A section of a compound fruit; a nutlet; a small nut.
- nueces — a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- nuncle — uncle.
- oceans — Plural form of ocean.
- ochone — an expression of sorrow or regret
- octane — any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 1 8 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- on cue — (in the theatre, films, music, etc) anything spoken or done that serves as a signal to an actor, musician, etc, to follow with specific lines or action
- on ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- oncers — Plural form of oncer.
- oncest — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- oneact — a short play consisting of one act.
- orcein — a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oscine — of, belonging to, or pertaining to the suborder Oscines, of the order Passeriformes, comprising the songbirds that have highly developed vocal organs.
- ouncer — something weighing a specified number of ounces (used in combination): The deluxe hamburger is an eight-ouncer.
- ounces — Plural form of ounce.
- paunce — Obsolete form of pansy.
- pecten — Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pectin — a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- peinct — to paint
- pencel — a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- penche — performed or executed while leaning forward.
- penchi — Benxi.
- pencil — a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- phenic — relating to, having the characteristics of, or originating from phenyl
- picene — a type of hydrocarbon found in the residue that is obtained in peat tar and petroleum distillation
- picine — of or relating to woodpeckers or the Piciformes
- piecen — to join (broken threads) together
- pincer — insect, crab: claws
- plench — a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- poncey — If you say that someone or something is poncey, you mean you do not like them because they are too feminine or artistic.
- poonce — a male homosexual
- pounce — to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.
- prance — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.