11-letter words containing a, o, e
- chromascope — An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
- chrome alum — a violet-red crystalline substance, used as a mordant in dyeing. Formula: KCr(SO4)2.12H2O
- chrome tape — magnetic recording tape coated with chrome dioxide
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
- cinefaction — (obsolete, rare) cineration; reduction to ashes.
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- cinemascope — an anamorphic process of wide-screen film projection in which an image of approximately twice the usual width is squeezed into a 35mm frame and then screened by a projector having complementary lenses
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- classloader — (computing, Java) A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clean up on — to defeat; beat
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- clorazepate — a benzodiazepine, C 16 H 13 ClN 2 O 4 , used in the treatment of chronic anxiety states and as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
- close brace — right brace
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- close reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- close shave — a narrow escape
- closed game — a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring
- closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
- closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
- cloth-eared — deaf
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- co-relation — correlation
- coacervates — Plural form of coacervate.
- coach horse — a horse, usually strong and heavily built, for drawing a coach.
- coach house — a building in which a coach is kept
- coach screw — a large screw with a square head used in timber work in buildings, etc
- coade stone — a ceramic imitation of carved stonework popular in England around 1800.
- coadjacency — the state of two or more things being adjacent in experience or thought
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coagulative — Obsolete. coagulated.