9-letter words containing i, n, c, e
- cellaring — Present participle of cellar.
- celloidin — a nitrocellulose compound derived from pyroxylin, used in a solution of alcohol and ether for embedding specimens before cutting sections for microscopy
- cementing — Present participle of cement.
- cementite — the hard brittle compound of iron and carbon that forms in carbon steels and some cast irons. Formula: Fe3C
- cenobites — Plural form of cenobite.
- cenobitic — Of or pertaining to a cenobite.
- censorial — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censorian — relating to the official supervision of public behaviour and morals
- censoring — any person who supervises the manners or morality of others.
- censuring — strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal.
- cent sign — the symbol ¢ placed after a number to indicate that the number represents cents.
- centauric — characterized by an integration of mind and body for consciousness above the ego-self
- centenier — a senior police officer of the Honorary Police of Jersey, elected for a period of three years by public vote
- centering — a temporary frame to support an arch or vault during construction
- centesimo — a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira
- centigram — one hundredth of a gram
- centipede — A centipede is a long, thin creature with a lot of legs.
- centralia — a city in central Illinois.
- centrical — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centriole — either of two rodlike bodies in most animal cells that form the poles of the spindle during mitosis
- centrists — Plural form of centrist.
- centroids — Plural form of centroid.
- centumvir — one of a body of judges responsible for presiding over civil court cases
- centurial — of or relating to a Roman century
- centuried — existing for an indefinite number of centuries.
- centuries — Plural form of century.
- centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
- centurium — A rejected name for fermium.
- cephalins — Plural form of cephalin.
- certainly — You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- ceylonite — a dark blue or black form of spinel
- chaconine — a toxic alkaloid substance found in potatoes
- chagrined — If you are chagrined by something, it disappoints, upsets, or annoys you, perhaps because of your own failure.
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chainless — having no chain or chains
- chainlike — Having the form of a chain.
- chaminade — Cécile Louise Stéphanie [sey-seel lweez stey-fa-nee] /seɪˈsil lwiz steɪ faˈni/ (Show IPA), 1857–1944, French pianist and composer.
- chance it — take a chance or risk
- chanciest — Superlative form of chancy.
- chantlike — Resembling a chant.
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chariness — the state of being chary
- chatelain — the keeper or governor of a castle
- chatlines — Plural form of chatline.
- checkrein — a rein usually running from the bit to the saddle, used to keep a horse from lowering its head
- chelating — Having the ability to undergo chelation.
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed