9-letter words containing a, c, n
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anti-icer — a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice
- anti-lock — designating or of an automotive braking system that prevents the wheels from locking during a sudden stop
- antiblack — showing discrimination against Black people
- antically — in a ludicrous or grotesque manner
- anticaste — Lb sociology Opposing the social system of caste.
- antichain — (mathematics) A subset S of a partially ordered set P is an antichain if, for all x, y in S, x <= y => x = y I.e. no two different elements are related. ("<=" is written in LaTeX as \subseteq).
- antichild — Opposing children.
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- anticivic — opposed to citizenship
- anticline — a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crest
- anticling — of a nature that prevents clothes from clinging
- anticodon — a three-base unit of genetic code contained in transfer RNA that corresponds to a codon region on messenger RNA, involved in genetic translation
- anticosti — an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)
- anticrack — protecting a computer against unauthorized access
- anticrime — preventing or fighting crime
- antigenic — Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antiknock — a compound, such as lead tetraethyl, added to petrol to reduce knocking in the engine
- antimacho — opposed to macho attitudes
- antimanic — preventing, curing, or palliating the symptoms of mania.
- antimonic — of or containing antimony in the pentavalent state
- antimusic — any form of music intended to overthrow traditional conventions and expectations
- antimycin — an antibiotic drug active against various fungi
- antinomic — opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.
- antiochus — name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
- antiscian — relating to a person living on the other side of the equator at the same meridian
- antishock — designed to reduce the force of impact
- antistick — acting to prevent adhesion
- antitonic — (physiology) That reduces muscular or vascular tonus.
- antitoxic — of, containing, or acting as an antitoxin
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- antonescu — Ion. 1882–1946, Romanian general and statesman; appointed prime minister (1940) by King Carol II. He was executed for war crimes
- antonymic — having the opposite meaning, relating to antonyms
- antwackie — old-fashioned
- anucleate — (of a cell) having no nucleus
- anzac day — 25 April, a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand commemorating the Anzac landing at Gallipoli in 1915
- aphanitic — of or resembling aphanite
- aplanatic — (of a lens or mirror) free from spherical aberration
- aplanetic — (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
- apneustic — of or relating to apneusis
- apocenter — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- apophenic — Of or relating to apophenia.
- appentice — penthouse (def 4).
- appetence — a natural craving or desire
- appetency — a strong desire; craving; appetite
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
- aquagenic — (medicine, dermatology) Caused by contact with water.
- arachnids — Plural form of arachnid.
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord