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14-letter words containing can

  • cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
  • canton flannel — cotton flannel
  • cape canaveral — a cape on the E coast of Florida: site of the US Air Force Missile Test Centre, from which the majority of US space missions have been launched
  • cape cod canal — a canal in SE Massachusetts, connecting Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay. 8 miles (13 km) long.
  • climate canary — a human being or other living organism whose lack of health indicates environmental problems, reminiscent of the way in which live canaries were once used to detect the presence of poisonous gas in coal mines
  • concanavalin a — a lectin isolated from jack bean that agglutinates red blood cells, human cancer cells, etc. and causes resting cells to divide: used to stimulate or test the activity of certain cells, as T cells
  • cryptovolcanic — of or relating to a rock structure providing indirect or incomplete evidence of volcanism.
  • deccan plateau — triangular tableland occupying most of the peninsula of India, between the Eastern Ghats & Western Ghats & south of the Narbada River
  • early american — (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
  • exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
  • extracanonical — not included in the canon of Scripture
  • gum tragacanth — tragacanth.
  • honorary canon — a priest attached to a cathedral but not entitled to receive a stipend or to vote in the chapter.
  • hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
  • hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
  • incandescently — (of light) produced by incandescence.
  • insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
  • insignificancy — insignificance.
  • inter-american — of or relating to some or all of the countries of North, Central, and South America.
  • islas canarias — Spanish name of the Canary Islands.
  • latin american — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
  • malacostracans — Plural form of malacostracan.
  • mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
  • mexican bamboo — a hardy plant, Polygonum cuspidatum, of the buckwheat family, native to Japan, having small, greenish-white flowers and tending to escape from cultivation.
  • mexican orange — an aromatic, evergreen citrus shrub, Choisya ternata, of Mexico, having fragrant, white flowers, grown as an ornamental.
  • mobile canteen — a truck or lorry with kitchen facilities that can be used on site, such as on a film set, construction site, as a soup kitchen, etc
  • montreal canoe — a large freight canoe having a raised gunwale at the bow and stern.
  • non-cancelable — not subject to cancellation: a noncancellable insurance policy.
  • noncancellable — not subject to cancellation: a noncancellable insurance policy.
  • noncommunicant — a person who is not a communicant.
  • nonsignificant — (sciences) Lacking statistical significance.
  • norteamericano — a citizen or inhabitant of the U.S., especially as distinguished from the peoples of Spanish-speaking America.
  • north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
  • north canadian — river flowing from NE N.Mex. east & southeast into the Canadian River in E Okla.: 760 mi (1,223 km)
  • northern canoe — a large, heavy canoe used to transport supplies.
  • opechancanough — c1545–1644, Algonquian leader, brother of Powhatan: led Jamestown massacre 1622.
  • ovarian cancer — a disease in which cancerous cells are present in either or both of the two female reproductive organs, which produce ova and secrete oestrogen hormones
  • pan-africanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
  • pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
  • pithecanthrope — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.
  • pre-copernican — of or relating to Copernicus or his theories.
  • raspberry cane — a long thin stalk on which raspberries grow
  • recanalization — the reopening of a previously occluded passageway within a blood vessel.
  • royal canadian — in the service of the Canadian federal government and the British monarch: Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
  • san franciscan — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
  • scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
  • shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
  • south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • the soo canals — the two ship canals linking Lakes Superior and Huron. There is a canal on the Canadian and on the US side of the rapids of the St Mary's River
  • tragacanth gum — Tragacanth gum is a gum obtained from the tragacanth plant, used as a suspending agent.
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