5-letter words containing a, c, n
- cunha — Tristão da [treesh-toun] /triʃˈtãʊ̃/ (Show IPA), 1460–1540? Portuguese navigator and explorer.
- cutan — (biochemistry) A hydrocarbon polymer, of uncertain structure but thought to be similar to kerogen, found in some plants.
- cyan- — cyano-
- cyano — containing the cyano group.
- dance — If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- dancy — (of music) appropriate for dancing
- decan — any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- enact — Make (a bill or other proposal) law.
- eniac — Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
- facon — a fashion; manner; style.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- fianc — short for fiancé or fiancée. Because this word exists predominantly in written form (esp. in text messages) it is not yet clear how it is pronounced.
- finca — a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- franc — an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- ganca — a city in NW Azerbaijan.
- gance — Abel (abɛl). 1889–1981, French film director, whose works include J'accuse (1919, 1937) and Napoléon (1927), which introduced the split-screen technique
- ganch — the spiked or hooked apparatus used to impale a criminal
- hance — (transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
- hanch — Alternative form of hance.
- icann — (body, networking) (ICANN) The non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions now performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.
- incas — a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- knack — a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing.
- lacan — Jacques, 1901–81, French philosopher and psychoanalyst.
- lance — a male given name.
- lanch — (UK, dialect) A large bed of flints.
- lancs — Lancashire
- lenca — a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- linac — linear accelerator.
- lucan — (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- macon — a department in E France. 3331 sq. mi. (8625 sq. km). Capital: Mâcon.
- manca — A mancus.
- manic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- naacp — National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- nache — the rump, esp of cattle
- nacho — a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacre — mother-of-pearl.
- nacro — (in England and Wales) an organization that aims to reduce crime by supporting people in finding alternatives to crime, for example, by resettling ex-offenders and providing education and advice in communities
- nance — Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nancy — a department in NE France. 2038 sq. mi. (5280 sq. km). Capital: Nancy.
- narco — narc.
- narcs — a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- naric — relating to the nares or nostrils
- nasca — of or relating to a pre-Incan culture of SW Peru, dating from c200 b.c., characterized by polychrome pottery and the employment of irrigation techniques in agriculture.
- natch — of course; naturally.
- nazca — of or relating to a pre-Incan culture of SW Peru, dating from c200 b.c., characterized by polychrome pottery and the employment of irrigation techniques in agriculture.
- nicad — nickel-cadmium battery.
- nicam — near-instantaneous companding system: a technique for coding audio signals into digital form
- nicar — Nicaragua
- nucha — nape.
- ocean — the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.