10-letter words containing c, a, i, n
- chinquapin — a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chinwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of chinwag.
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chiromancy — palmistry
- 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)
- 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
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- ciceronian — of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- cincinnate — (of hair) curled or in ringlets
- cincinnati — a city in SW Ohio, on the Ohio River. Pop: 317 361 (2003 est)
- cinderella — If you describe a person or organization as a Cinderella, you mean that they receive very little attention and that they deserve to receive more.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cinematize — to adapt (a novel or play) for cinema
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- cinnabaric — relating to, or consisting of, mercuric sulphide
- circannual — noting or pertaining to a biological activity or cycle that recurs yearly.
- circassian — a native of Circassia
- circensial — relating to the Roman circuses
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- cistercian — a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
- 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
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clankingly — With a clanking sound.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- classiness — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- clattering — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- cleanskins — Plural form of cleanskin.
- clearwings — Plural form of clearwing.
- cleggmania — the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, after a series of live televised debates preceding the 2010 British general election