8-letter words containing a, c
- aeroduct — an air duct
- aesculin — a chemical found in the bark of horse-chestnut trees
- aetheric — ether (defs 3–5).
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- affecter — a person who makes a real or pretence show of liking, being, or knowing something
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- afflicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict.
- africana — objects of cultural or historical interest of African origin
- agaçante — irritating
- agacerie — allurement, enticement, enchantment, coquetry
- agalloch — the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilaria agallocha, of the mezereum family, used as incense in Asia.
- agaricin — an impure form of agaric acid: formerly used in medicine as an agent for stopping excessive perspiration.
- agaricus — any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.
- agencies — Plural form of agency.
- agenetic — absence of or failed development of a body part.
- aglycone — a chemical compound
- agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
- agraphic — having or relating to agraphia
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- agricola — Gnaeus Julius (ˈniːəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs) 40–93 ad, Roman general; governor of Britain who advanced Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth
- aguacate — an avocado
- air cell — Anatomy, Zoology, Botany. a cavity or receptacle containing air.
- air cock — a small tap or valve for controlling the entrance or escape of air from a pipe, chamber, etc.
- air duct — a pipe or channel permitting air to travel through a system, building, or other structure, such as a mine
- air lock — an airtight compartment, with adjustable air pressure, between places that do not have the same air pressure, as between the working compartment of a caisson and the outside
- air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- air-core — having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils: air-core transformer.
- air-lock — to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend.
- airbrick — a brick with holes in it, put into the wall of a building for ventilation
- aircheck — a recording made from a radio or television broadcast, often used for demonstration or quality control purposes
- aircoach — a bus that transports passengers to and from an airport
- aircraft — An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly, for example an aeroplane or a helicopter.
- aircrews — Plural form of aircrew.
- airforce — Alternative spelling of air force.
- airlocks — Plural form of airlock.
- airscape — a view of the land or sea below from the air
- airscrew — an aircraft propeller
- airspace — A country's airspace is the part of the sky that is over that country and is considered to belong to it.
- akinetic — without motion, unmoving
- alachlor — a herbicide in the chloroacetanilide family
- alacrity — If you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
- albacete — a city in SE Spain: metal goods manufacturing. Pop: 155 142 (2003 est)
- albacore — a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fish
- alberich — (in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs
- albicant — (rare) Growing or becoming white.
- alcahest — the universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
- alcaides — Plural form of alcaide.
- alcandre — the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
- alcatraz — an island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: a federal prison until 1963
- alcazars — Plural form of alcazar.