9-letter words containing o, n, c, e
- carborane — any of the crystalline compounds obtained by the substitution of carbon for boron in borane.
- cardphone — a public telephone operated by the insertion of a phonecard instead of coins
- carefront — To caringly confront an individual; To approach someone in love and respect and correct them in an honoring manner.
- carnivore — A carnivore is an animal that eats meat.
- carnotite — a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
- carotenes — Plural form of carotene.
- carronade — an obsolete naval gun of short barrel and large bore
- cartonage — the material from which many Egyptian mummy masks and coffins were made, consisting of linen or papyrus held together with glue
- cartonero — A person in Latin America who collects discarded waste, such as cardboard, to reuse or resell.
- cartooney — Misspelling of cartoony.
- caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
- casebound — bound in hard covers.
- cassonade — raw or unrefined sugar
- castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
- cathinone — (organic compound) The aromatic amine 2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone that is the active ingredient of khat.
- cautioned — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautioner — A person who cautions.
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- cavessons — Plural form of cavesson.
- cavewoman — A prehistoric woman who lived in caves.
- cavewomen — Plural form of cavewoman.
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- cefoxitin — a broad-spectrum, crystalline, semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic, C 16 H 17 N 3 O 7 , used in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
- celloidin — a nitrocellulose compound derived from pyroxylin, used in a solution of alcohol and ether for embedding specimens before cutting sections for microscopy
- cellphone — A cellphone is the same as a cellular phone.
- cenobites — Plural form of cenobite.
- cenobitic — Of or pertaining to a cenobite.
- cenotaphs — Plural form of cenotaph.
- 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.
- centesimo — a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira
- centonate — having many pieces or patches
- centriole — either of two rodlike bodies in most animal cells that form the poles of the spindle during mitosis
- centroids — Plural form of centroid.
- cents-off — of or relating to a marketing device, as a coupon, that entitles a buyer to a specified amount off the regular price.
- centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
- ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
- 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.
- ceylonese — of or relating to Ceylon or its inhabitants
- ceylonite — a dark blue or black form of spinel
- chaconine — a toxic alkaloid substance found in potatoes
- chaconnes — Plural form of chaconne.
- chaeronea — an ancient Greek town in W Boeotia: site of the victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians and Thebans (338 bc) and of Sulla over Mithridates (86 bc)
- chalcedon — ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chance on — to come upon by accident
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.