10-letter words containing c, a, t, r, i, n
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- astricting — Present participle of astrict.
- astriction — to bind fast; constrain.
- astrionics — the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- attracting — Present participle of attract.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- auctionary — of or relating to auctions or auctioneers
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- bacitracin — an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis
- batrachian — any amphibian, esp a frog or toad
- berecyntia — Cybele.
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- bracketing — a set of brackets
- branchiate — having gills.
- bratticing — a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
- buccinator — a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
- cabineteer — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of a governmental cabinet.
- calcitrant — Stubborn; refractory.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- cameration — vaulting
- cannisters — Plural form of cannister.
- cant strip — an inclined or beveled strip of wood, for changing the pitch of a roof slope or for rounding out the angle between a flat roof and an adjoining parapet.
- cantabrian — of, relating to or from the province of Cantabria
- cantatrice — a female singer, esp a professional soloist
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- caravanist — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- caretaking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- carnations — Plural form of carnation.
- carotenoid — any of a group of red or yellow pigments, including carotenes, found in plants and certain animal tissues
- carpentier — Georges (ʒɔrʒ), known as Gorgeous Georges. 1894–1975, French boxer: world light-heavyweight champion (1920–22)
- carrington — Dora, known as Carrington. 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
- carthamine — a yellow or red dye obtained from safflower
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- cartonnier — an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- cartooning — a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- cartoonish — like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated
- cartoonist — A cartoonist is a person whose job is to draw cartoons for newspapers and magazines.
- castrating — Present participle of castrate.
- castration — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- cat-harpin — any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops.
- catarrhine — (of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face
- catenarian — the downward curve formed by chain or cord being fixed at two points
- catenaries — Plural form of catenary.
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cavortings — sexual frolics