10-letter words containing a, c, t, o, n
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choanocyte — any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- citational — pertaining to citation
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- clactonian — one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools
- clay stone — argillite.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- claystones — argillite.
- clinostats — Plural form of clinostat.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- co-captain — a joint captain
- co-partner — a partner or associate, as in a business.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coadjacent — something that is adjacent to another thing in experience or thought
- coadjutant — cooperating
- coadjuvant — Cooperating.
- coagulants — Plural form of coagulant.
- coalescent — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
- coalitions — Plural form of coalition.
- coaptation — the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound
- coastlands — Plural form of coastland.
- coastlines — Plural form of coastline.
- coathanger — Alternative spelling of coat hanger.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- cocreation — Joint creation.
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coelacanth — a primitive marine bony fish of the genus Latimeria (subclass Crossopterygii), having fleshy limblike pectoral fins and occurring off the coast of E Africa: thought to be extinct until a living specimen was discovered in 1938
- coetaneous — of the same age or period
- cogenerate — To generate two forms of energy simultaneously.
- cogitating — to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
- cogitation — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.
- cohabitant — a person living together with another or others
- cohabiting — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohobating — Present participle of cohobate.
- cohobation — (dated, chemistry) The boiling of a material in a liquid with the repeated return of the distillate.
- colemanite — a colourless or white glassy mineral consisting of hydrated calcium borate in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs with and is a source of borax. Formula: Ca2B6O11.5H2O
- collations — Plural form of collation.