8-letter words containing r, c, n
- arcanist — a person with secret knowledge of a manufacturing technique
- archaean — any member of the Archaea, a domain of prokaryotic microorganisms, distinguished from bacteria on molecular phylogenetic grounds and often found in hostile environments, such as volcanic vents and hot springs
- archaeon — A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
- archbanc — archebanc.
- archness — the quality of being arch, or saucily mischievous
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- armagnac — Armagnac is a type of brandy made in south-west France.
- armonica — a glass harmonica, being a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism
- ascender — the part of certain lower-case letters, such as b or h, that extends above the body of the letter
- aurignac — a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.
- back run — a period during which a particular process, as the flow of materials in manufacturing, is reversed.
- backburn — to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
- baconers — Plural form of baconer.
- bacronym — Alternative spelling of backronym.
- bacterin — a vaccine prepared from bacteria
- bactrian — of or relating to Bactria
- balancer — a person or thing that balances
- bancroft — George1800-91; U.S. historian & statesman
- bankcard — any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card
- barbacan — barbican.
- barbican — a walled outwork or tower to protect a gate or drawbridge of a fortification
- barchans — Plural form of barchan.
- barnacle — Barnacles are small shellfish that fix themselves tightly to rocks and the bottoms of boats.
- barracan — any of various thick, strong fabrics
- barranca — a ravine or precipice
- baryonic — of or relating to a baryon
- beancurd — Alternative spelling of bean curd.
- bedrench — to drench thoroughly; soak
- beer can — an aluminium can for beer
- berenice — a feminine name
- bernicia — a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
- bernicle — barnacle goose: a N European goose that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings
- bescreen — to conceal or overshadow
- bin card — an index card in or affixed to a bin identifying its contents
- birching — the action of beating someone, esp a naughty schoolchild, with a birch
- blancher — someone who blanches
- blencher — someone employed to scare or obstruct
- bongrace — a brim or shade on the front of women's bonnets or hats, intended to protect the face from the sun
- bornitic — of or relating to bornite
- braconid — any member of the Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps
- brainiac — a highly intelligent person
- brancard — a litter hung on poles, carried between two horses, one in front and the other behind
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- brancher — a young bird which has left the nest but which is not yet fully able to fly
- branches — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branchia — a gill in aquatic animals
- branchus — a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- bricking — the falsification of evidence in order to bring a criminal charge
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive