9-letter words containing n, i, c
- canonicus — c1565–1647, Narragansett leader: yielded Rhode Island to Roger Williams 1636.
- canonised — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonized — Made part of the canon, made official.
- canonizer — a person who canonizes
- canonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canonize.
- canonries — Plural form of canonry.
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.
- canopying — The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
- cantabile — (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
- cantabria — a province and autonomous community in N Spain
- cantering — an easy gallop.
- cantharid — any beetle of the family Cantharidae, having a soft elongated body; though found frequenting flowers, they are carnivorous
- cantharis — Spanish fly (sense 1)
- canthitis — an inflammation of the canthus
- canticles — Song of Solomon
- cantilena — a smooth flowing style in the writing of vocal music
- cantillon — Richard [ree-shar;; English rich-erd] /riˈʃar;; English ˈrɪtʃ ərd/ (Show IPA), c1680–1734, French economist, born in Ireland.
- cantingly — In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.
- cantoning — Present participle of canton.
- cantonise — divide into cantons
- cantonize — to divide into cantons
- cantorial — of or relating to a precentor
- canvasing — Present participle of canvas.
- canyoning — the sport of travelling down a river situated in a canyon by a variety of means including scrambling, floating, swimming, and abseiling
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
- capellini — a very thin and light pasta that resembles spaghetti
- caponized — Simple past tense and past participle of caponize.
- capricorn — Capricorn is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a goat. People who are born approximately between the 22nd of December and the 19th of January come under this sign.
- capsaicin — a colourless crystalline bitter alkaloid found in capsicums and used as a flavouring in vinegar and pickles. Formula: C18H27O3N
- capsizing — Present participle of capsize.
- captaincy — The captaincy of a team is the position of being captain.
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
- captainry — captainship
- captioned — Simple past tense and past participle of caption.
- capturing — Present participle of capture.
- capuchins — Plural form of capuchin.
- carabiner — in mountain climbing, an oval metal ring with a snap link used to fasten a rope to the piton
- carangids — Plural form of carangid.
- carangoid — resembling a fish of the family Carangidae; carangid.
- caratinga — a city in E Brazil.
- carbamino — relating to the compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with an amino group
- carbanion — a negatively charged organic ion in which most of the negative charge is localized on a carbon atom
- carbenium — (organic chemistry, informal) Any carbocation.
- carbineer — (formerly) a soldier equipped with a carbine
- carbonari — a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
- carbonise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of carbonize.
- carbonite — An explosive manufactured from a variety of materials, including nitroglycerine, wood meal and nitrates.
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carbonize — to turn or be turned into carbon as a result of heating, fossilization, chemical treatment, etc
- carcinoid — a small serotonin-secreting tumour, usually slow-growing and occurring in the gastrointestinal tract, although it may spread to the liver