8-letter words containing ra
- centeral — Misspelling of central.
- centrale — (anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.
- ceramics — the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc
- ceramide — any of a class of biologically important compounds used as moisturizers in skin-care preparations
- ceramist — a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
- cerastes — any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
- ceratite — An ammonoid fossil of an intermediate type found chiefly in the Permian and Triassic periods, typically with partly frilled and partly lobed suture lines.
- ceratoid — having the shape or texture of animal horn
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- ceterach — any of a genus of ferns characterized by scales found on the underside of the fronds
- cextract — (programming, tool) A C prototype extractor by Adam Bryant <[email protected]>. cextract can generate header files for large multi-file C programs, and will automatically generate prototypes for all of the functions in such a program. It can also generate a sorted list of all functions and their locations. cextract version 1.7 works with both ANSI C and K&R C and runs under Unix and VMS. Posted to comp.sources.reviewed.
- chambray — a smooth light fabric of cotton, linen, etc, with white weft and a coloured warp
- characid — (zoology) Any member of the Characidae.
- characin — any small carnivorous freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Characidae, of Central and South America and Africa. They are similar to the carps but more brightly coloured
- charades — a parlour game in which one team acts out each syllable of a word, the other team having to guess the word
- charanga — a type of orchestra used in performing traditional Cuban music
- charango — an Andean ten-stringed instrument of the lute family
- chavurah — havurah.
- chimaera — any tapering smooth-skinned cartilaginous deep-sea fish of the subclass Holocephali (or Bradyodonti), esp any of the genus Chimaera. They have a skull in which the upper jaw is fused to the cranium
- chimeral — Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses).
- chimeras — Plural form of chimera.
- chinkara — an Indian gazelle, Gazella gazella bennetti
- chiragra — a form of gout that occurs in the hands
- chirally — In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chlorate — any salt of chloric acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO3–
- chondral — of or relating to cartilage
- choragus — the leader of a chorus
- chorales — Plural form of chorale.
- chorally — of a chorus or a choir: She heads our new choral society.
- cinerama — wide-screen presentation of films using either three separate 35mm projectors or one 70mm projector to produce an image on a large deeply curved screen
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- citharas — Plural form of cithara.
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- citrated — treated with a citrate
- citrates — Plural form of citrate.
- clairaut — Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- claustra — barrier.
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- clitoral — Clitoral means concerned with or relating to the clitoris.
- coatrack — a rack or stand for the temporary hanging or storing of coats, hats, etc.
- cocinera — (in Mexico) a female cook
- colorado — a state of the central US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rockies in the west; drained chiefly by the Colorado, Arkansas, South Platte, and Rio Grande Rivers. Capital: Denver. Pop: 4 550 688 (2003 est). Area: 269 998 sq km (104 247 sq miles)
- colorant — A colorant is a substance that is used to give something a particular color.
- colorate — To apply color to something, make colourful.
- coltrane — John (William). 1926–67, US jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer
- comrades — A companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization.
- conelrad — a US defence and information system used between 1951 and 1963 in the event of air attack
- congrats — congratulations
- congratz — (Internet slang) congratulations.