6-letter words containing n, a, c
- anglic — the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- anicca — (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that all things, including the self, are impermanent and constantly changing: the first of the three basic characteristics of existence
- anicut — a dam, found in streams in India, which serves to control the flow of an irrigation system
- anisic — relating to or resulting from anise
- anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
- annecy — a city and resort in E France, on Lake Annecy. Pop: 52 890 (2006)
- anodic — pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- anomic — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anoxic — an abnormally low amount of oxygen in the body tissues; hypoxia.
- ansi c — (language, standard) (American National Standards Institute C) A revision of C, adding function prototypes, structure passing, structure assignment and standardised library functions. ANSI X3.159-1989.
- antarc — Antarctica
- antica — pronaos.
- antick — antic
- antics — Antics are funny, silly, or unusual ways of behaving.
- anuric — having anuria
- apneic — a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- arcana — either of the two divisions (the minor arcana and the major arcana) of a pack of tarot cards
- arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- archon — (in ancient Athens) one of the nine chief magistrates
- arcing — Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arcmin — 1⁄60 of a degree of an angle
- arcnet — (networking) A network developed by DataPoint. ARCnet was proprietary until the late 1980s and had about as large a marketshare as Ethernet among small businesses. It was almost as fast and was considerably cheaper at the time.
- arcsin — arcsine: the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2), the sine of which is that argument: the inverse of the sine function
- arctan — arctangent: the function the value of which for a given argument is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2) the tangent of which is that argument: the inverse of the tangent function
- arnica — any N temperate or arctic plant of the genus Arnica, typically having yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- ascian — a person who lives in the area between the tropics
- ashcan — a large can for ashes and trash
- atonic — (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
- axenic — (of a biological culture or culture medium) free from other microorganisms; uncontaminated
- axonic — of or relating to the long, single projection of nerve cells conducting nerve impulses away from the cell's body
- azonic — not confined to any particular region or zone
- bacons — Plural form of bacon.
- balcon — Sir Michael. 1896–1977, British film producer; his films made at Ealing Studios include the comedies Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- barcan — an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- beacon — A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning.
- bianca — a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- bianco — Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- blanch — If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale.
- blanco — Serge (sɛrʒ). born 1958, French Rugby Union footballer; won 93 caps (1980–91) and scored 38 tries in internationals (a French record)
- bonaci — a name for the black grouper fish (Mycteroperca bonaci), also used for various similar species
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- buchan — John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)
- cabana — a tent used as a dressing room by the sea
- cabane — a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- cabbin — Obsolete spelling of cabin.
- cabins — Plural form of cabin.
- cabman — the driver of a cab
- cabmen — Plural form of cabman.