10-letter words containing a, e, o, n, i
- 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
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- ciceronian — of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- 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
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coalescing — Present participle of coalesce.
- coarsening — Present participle of coarsen.
- coastlines — Plural form of coastline.
- cocreation — Joint creation.
- cognisable — Alternative form of cognizable.
- cognisance — awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception: The guests took cognizance of the snide remark.
- cognizable — perceptible
- cognizance — Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
- 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
- collegians — Plural form of collegian.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- conacreism — the Irish system of letting farming land for a season or for eleven months
- concealing — Present participle of conceal.
- concertina — A concertina is a musical instrument consisting of two end pieces with stiff paper or cloth that folds up between them. You play the concertina by pressing the buttons on the end pieces while moving them together and apart.
- conciliate — If you conciliate someone, you try to end a disagreement with them.
- concinnate — to arrange or blend together skillfully, as parts or elements; put together in a harmonious, precisely appropriate, or elegant manner.
- confidable — Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
- confidante — Someone's confidante is a woman who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- confinable — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
- confiscate — If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment.
- congealing — Present participle of congeal.
- congenital — A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
- connivance — Connivance is a willingness to allow or assist something to happen even though you know it is wrong.
- consociate — to enter into or bring into friendly association
- constative — (of a statement) able to be true or false
- constipate — to cause constipation in
- containers — Plural form of container.
- containeth — Archaic third-person singular form of contain.
- continuate — continuous
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- copernican — of or relating to Copernicus or his theories.
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.