10-letter words containing a, c, e, t, n
- catarrhine — (of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face
- catchiness — The state or quality of being catchy.
- catchments — Plural form of catchment.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- catenaccio — an extremely defensive style of play
- catenarian — the downward curve formed by chain or cord being fixed at two points
- catenaries — Plural form of catenary.
- catenating — Present participle of catenate.
- catenation — the act or process of catenating.
- catenative — Denoting a verb that governs a nonfinite form of another verb, for example, like in I like swimming.
- catenulate — (of certain spores) formed in a row or chain
- cathecting — Present participle of cathect.
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- catnappers — Plural form of catnapper.
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- caulescent — having a stem clearly visible above the ground
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cefmatilen — An orally active cephalosporin antibiotic.
- celadonite — a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
- celebrants — Plural form of celebrant.
- cellentani — pasta in the form of corkscrews
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- centennial — A centennial is the same as a centenary.
- centesimal — hundredth
- centigrade — Centigrade is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C.
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- centralise — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- centralist — Centralist organizations govern a country or organize things using one central group of people who control and instruct everyone else.
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- centralize — To centralize a country, state, or organization means to create a system in which one central group of people gives instructions to regional groups.
- centration — The tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- certainity — Misspelling of certainty.
- certaynely — Archaic spelling of certainly.
- cessations — Plural form of cessation.
- cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
- ceylon tea — a tea from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- chadderton — a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 33 001 (2001)
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chalkstone — tophus
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- chanteuses — Plural form of chanteuse.
- chardonnet — (Louis Marie) Hilaire Bernigaud (ilɛr bɛrniɡo), Comte de. 1839–1924, French chemist and industrialist who produced rayon, the first artificial fibre
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.