8-letter words containing e, t, c
- catbrier — any prickly vines of the genus Smilax, such as greenbrier
- catchers — Plural form of catcher.
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6
- catechol — a colourless crystalline phenol found in resins and lignins; 1,2-dihydroxybenzene. It is used as a photographic developer. Formula: C6H4(OH)2
- category — If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.
- catenane — a type of chemical compound in which the molecules have two or more rings that are interlocked like the links of a chain
- catenary — the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
- catenate — to arrange or be arranged in a series of chains or rings
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- caterans — Plural form of cateran.
- caterers — Plural form of caterer.
- cateress — a female caterer
- caterina — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- catheads — Plural form of cathead.
- cathects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cathect.
- cathedra — a bishop's throne
- catheter — A catheter is a tube which is used to introduce liquids into a human body or to withdraw liquids from it.
- cathetus — a straight line or radius positioned perpendicular to another line or radius
- cathexes — Plural form of cathexis.
- cathexis — concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
- cathleen — a female given name, Irish form of Catherine.
- cathodes — Plural form of cathode.
- cathouse — a house of prostitution
- catiline — Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 bc, Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)
- catolyte — the part of the electrolyte that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell
- catslide — (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- cattegat — Kattegat
- cattiest — catlike; feline.
- cattleya — any tropical American orchid of the genus Cattleya, cultivated for their purplish-pink or white showy flowers
- caudaite — a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
- caudated — Having a tail, or a termination resembling a tail; caudate.
- cave art — paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters, especially naturalistic depictions of animals, produced by Upper Paleolithic peoples of western Europe between about 28,000 and 10,000 years ago.
- caveated — Simple past tense and past participle of caveat.
- caveator — a person who enters a caveat
- cavitate — to form cavities or bubbles
- cavitied — Having cavities.
- cavities — Plural form of cavity.
- cavorted — Simple past tense and past participle of cavort.
- cd tilde — /C-D til-d*/ To go home. From the Unix C shell and Korn-shell command "cd ~", which takes one to one's "$HOME" directory. "cd" with no arguments does the same thing.
- cei-pact — Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
- ceinture — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- celature — the art of embossing metal.
- celerity — rapidity; swiftness; speed
- celestas — Plural form of celesta.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- cellaret — a case, cabinet, or sideboard with compartments for holding wine bottles
- cellists — Plural form of cellist.
- cellmate — In a prison, someone's cellmate is the person they share their cell with.
- celloist — (rare) synonym of cellist.