11-letter words containing c, a, n, s, i
- chaoticness — The state or quality of being chaotic.
- chaperonins — Plural form of chaperonin.
- charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- chauvinists — zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chicaneries — Plural form of chicanery.
- chimpanzees — Plural form of chimpanzee.
- chin cactus — any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines.
- china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
- china stone — a type of kaolinized granitic rock containing unaltered plagioclase
- chinchillas — Plural form of chinchilla.
- chindonesia — China, India, and Indonesia: seen collectively as the most important developing economies with the best growth markets for investors
- chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
- chinese wax — a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially
- chinquapins — Plural form of chinquapin.
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- christian x — 1890–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1918–44)
- christiania — Christie1
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- cincinnatus — Lucius Quinctius (ˈluːsɪəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?519–438 bc, Roman general and statesman, regarded as a model of simple virtue; dictator of Rome during two crises (458; 439), retiring to his farm after each one
- 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
- cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
- classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- cogitations — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.
- cognizances — Plural form of cognizance.
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- collisional — of or relating to a collision or collisions
- colonialism — Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth.
- colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.
- combinators — Plural form of combinator.