13-letter words containing c, a, i, r, n, s
- caribbean sea — an almost landlocked sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the Caribbean islands, Central America, and the N coast of South America. Area: 2 718 200 sq km (1 049 500 sq miles)
- carillonneurs — Plural form of carillonneur.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
- carotid sinus — specialized nerve end organs producing a slight dilatation of the carotid artery where it branches into the external and internal carotid arteries, responding to changes in blood pressure by mediating changes in the heartbeat rate.
- cartilaginous — of or like cartilage; gristly
- cartiliginous — Alternative form of cartilaginous.
- cartoon strip — A cartoon strip is a series of drawings that tells a story.
- casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
- casing hanger — A casing hanger is the part of a wellhead that supports the casing string.
- casing string — A casing string is a series of lengths of steel pipe which are fitted together and put into a well.
- caster action — the tendency, caused by the design of the mounting, of a wheel to turn into its plane of rotation
- caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
- cauterisation — Alt form cauterization.
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- central asian — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Asia
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centricalness — the situation or quality of being centrical
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- ceremonialism — A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chairmanships — Plural form of chairmanship.
- chancelleries — Plural form of chancellery.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- charing cross — a district of London, in the city of Westminster: the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen, Eleanor
- charlatanries — Plural form of charlatanry.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- christian era — the period beginning with the year of Christ's birth. Dates in this era are labelled ad, those previous to it bc
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- christiansand — former name of Kristiansand.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- ciceronianism — imitation of the style of Cicero, especially as practiced by some writers and orators during the Renaissance.
- cinema goers' — filmgoer.
- circularising — Present participle of circularise.
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
- clairsentient — Exhibiting or pertaining to clairsentience.
- clarinettists — Plural form of clarinettist.
- clearing sale — the auction of plant, stock, and effects of a country property, esp after the property has changed hands
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal