9-letter words containing n, a, s
- chomskyan — of or relating to Noam Chomsky or his linguistic theories, especially to transformational-generative grammar.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- cinchonas — Plural form of cinchona.
- cineastes — Plural form of cineaste.
- cinnamons — Plural form of cinnamon.
- cis woman — an adult who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cispadane — on this (the southern) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- citations — Plural form of citation.
- civilians — Plural form of civilian.
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- claimsman — an insurance adjuster, especially one dealing with casualty-insurance claims; claims adjuster.
- clangours — Plural form of clangour.
- clappings — Plural form of clapping.
- clarences — Plural form of clarence.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- cleanness — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleansers — Plural form of cleanser.
- cleansing — serving or intended to cleanse
- cleanskin — an unbranded animal
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- clinoaxis — in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
- clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
- clubhands — Plural form of clubhand.
- coalmines — Plural form of coalmine.
- coarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of coarsen.
- coastland — the land fringing a coast
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- coatstand — a frame or pole equipped with hooks or arms for hanging up coats, etc
- cocainise — Alt form cocainize.
- cocainism — addiction to cocaine
- cocainist — a cocaine addict
- cockswain — coxswain
- cocoanuts — Plural form of cocoanut.
- codenames — Plural form of codename.
- coenosarc — a system of protoplasmic branches connecting the polyps of colonial organisms such as corals
- cognisant — a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
- colanders — Plural form of colander.
- cold snap — A cold snap is a short period of cold and icy weather.
- collagens — Plural form of collagen.
- collinsia — a North American plant of the scrophulariaceous genus Collinsia, having blue, white, or purple flowers
- colonials — Plural form of colonial.