5-letter words that end in n
- cluon — (slang) The imaginary elementary particle of cluefulness; the anti-particle to the bogon.
- coden — a unique six-character code assigned to a publication for identification purposes
- codon — a unit that consists of three adjacent bases on a DNA molecule and that determines the position of a specific amino acid in a protein molecule during protein synthesis
- cogon — any of the coarse tropical grasses of the genus Imperata, esp I. cylindrica and I. exaltata of the Philippines, which are used for thatching
- cohan — George M(ichael)1878-1942; U.S. actor, playwright, theatrical producer, & writer of popular songs
- cohen — Leonard. 1934–2016, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001)
- coign — quoin.
- colin — an American quail
- colon — A colon is the punctuation mark : which you can use in several ways. For example, you can put it before a list of things or before reported speech.
- comen — Alternative past participle of come.
- comin — Eye dialect of coming.
- conan — a male given name.
- conon — died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- coown — To own jointly with another person or organization.
- copan — a village in W Honduras: site of a ruined Mayan city
- copen — a light shade of blue
- cosen — Alternative form of cozen.
- cotan — cotangent
- coven — A coven is a group of witches.
- covin — a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another
- cowan — a person who makes dry-stone walls
- cowen — Obsolete spelling of cowan (one uninitiated in the secrets of Freemasonry). (18th century).
- cozen — to cheat or trick (someone)
- creon — the successor to Oedipus as king of Thebes; the brother of Jocasta
- croon — If you croon, you sing or hum quietly and gently.
- crown — A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head.
- cuban — Cuban means belonging or relating to Cuba, or to its people or culture.
- cumin — Cumin is a sweet-smelling spice, and is popular in Indian cooking.
- cutan — (biochemistry) A hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants.
- cutin — a waxy waterproof substance, consisting of derivatives of fatty acids, that is the main constituent of plant cuticle
- cyton — the central part of a neuron
- dagan — an earth god of the Babylonians and Assyrians
- dagon — a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish
- dalan — (in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- dalen — Nils Gustaf. 1869–1937, Swedish engineer, inventor of an automatic light-controlled valve known as 'Solventil'. Nobel prize for physics 1912
- daman — a rare name for the hyrax, esp the Syrian rock hyrax
- damon — Matt. born 1970, US film actor and screenwriter. His films include Good Will Hunting (1997, which he co-wrote), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) and, from 2002, the Bourne series
- daven — to pray
- dayan — a senior rabbi, esp one who sits in a religious court
- dearn — alone or unseen
- decan — any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decon — Abbreviation of decontamination.
- degen — (cant) Sword.
- deign — If you say that someone deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it.
- demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
- devan — (transitive) To unload (goods) from a container.
- devon — a county of SW England, between the Bristol Channel and the English Channel, including the island of Lundy: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Plymouth and Torbay, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998; hilly, rising to the uplands of Exmoor and Dartmoor, with wooded river valleys and a rugged coastline. Administrative centre: Exeter. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 714 900 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 6569 sq km (2536 sq miles)
- dewan — (formerly in India) the chief minister or finance minister of a state ruled by an Indian prince
- dijon — a department in E France. 3393 sq. mi. (8790 sq. km). Capital: Dijon.
- dimin — diminutive