Coelacanth is one word in which the initial "c" is pronounced the way it sounds in the alphabet: "See."

Question

Can you name more words in which the "c" is pronounced "see"?
And yes, I know it's not actually just the "c" that's being pronounced "see" in coelacanth; it's the combination of "coe-," but anyway it's the first letter of that series of letters and thus begins the "see" sound. So let me revise the question accordingly: Can you name more words in which "c," in combination with other letters--or by itself, if you can find one--makes the "see" sound?

And I don't mean acronyms like CSPAN. I guess C-grade would be ok, since it is used as a noun: "He got a C grade." But I think that's kind of cheating because it's already understood that we're alphabetically talking about a C as a opposed to an A or a B.

Okay, I just found another 3: coelenteron, coelenterate and Coelenterata. Coelenterates are animals such as jellyfish that are radially symmetrical, have saclike bodies with only one opening, and have stinging tentacles. Coelenteron is the saclike body; Colenterata is the phylum.

Quatt47, although such words as caesium and Caesar are fine, centigrade and those others do not make the "see" sound. You don't pronounce it "see-entigrade."

Answer 1

Grouping them by the combination that makes the "cee" sound (not including the forms that simply tack on an -(e)s [as in plural] or -(e)d)

COE-
coelacanth
coelenterate, coelenteron
coeliac
coelomate, coelemata, coelome
coenobite
coenocyte, coenocytic
coenure
coesite

CAE-
caeca, caecal(ly)
caecum
caeoma
caesar
caesium

(many coe- and cae- words are alternately, or even preferably spelled with ce- )

CE-
cedar
cedi
cetus, cetane
+ cement when pronounced as "cEE-ment" ! (as in the Clampett's "CEE-ment pond")


CEA-
ceanothus
cease + suffixed forms, ceaseless(ly/ness), ceasefire

CEE
cee (the letter!)

CEI-
ceil, ceiler, ceiling, ceilometer

CE+consonant+E
cede
cepe
cere
cete

Answer 2

caesium, caesura, cesura, cease, Caesar, circa, circumcise, circumnavigate, Celsius, centigrade,cell, cedilla, cellulite, cedar, cede, ceilidh, celandine, celebrate, celebrity,celibacy, celestial,cellar, cellophane, cement, cemetery, cenotaph, censer, census, censure, cent, century, centaur, centenary, centennial, centigram, centime, centimetre, centipede,. centre, centralisation, centrifuge,cephalic, cephalpoda, Cepheid, ceraceous, cereal, cerebrum, ceremony, ceremonial,cerebrum, cerebellum,cerise, certain, certificate, cerulean, ceruse, cervical, cervine, cess, cessation, cesspool, cestus, cesura, cetacea, cetane, circle, circular,circumspect......

Hell, there are hundreds. Look 'em up yourself!

Answer 3

I think you should CEASE this foolish questioning!