10-letter words containing c, i, r, u
- curtain-up — the moment when the curtain is raised and a play or similar show begins
- curtaining — Present participle of curtain.
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- curtseying — Present participle of curtsey.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- curvetting — Present participle of curvet.
- customizer — a person who customizes
- cutis vera — cutis.
- cystinuria — a condition in which excessive levels of cystine are present in the urine
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- dicksucker — (vulgar slang) A person who fellates men.
- dicoumarin — any compound formed with two bonded coumarin molecules
- dicoumarol — a substance obtained naturally from sweet clover or produced synthetically as a drug, used as an anticoagulant
- die brücke — a group of German Expressionist painters (1905–13), including Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1912 they exhibited with der Blaue Reiter
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- direct sum — a composition of two disjoint sets, as vector spaces, such that every element in the composition can be written uniquely as the sum of two elements, one from each of the given sets.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolour.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourser — One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
- discourses — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discursion — an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.; a wandering or logically unconnected statement.
- discursist — a person who engages in discourse
- discursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- discursory — of or relating to discourse
- disjunctor — a small body found in the spores of some fungi
- disulfuric — pyrosulfuric.
- dolichurus — a dactylic hexameter characterized by a redundant syllable at the end
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- drumsticks — Plural form of drumstick.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- dutch rise — an increase in wages that is of no benefit to the recipient
- dyrrachium — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 86 900 (1991 est)
- eau claire — a city in W Wisconsin.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- ecotourist — A participant in ecotourism.
- ecuadorian — person from Ecuador
- elucidator — One who elucidates.
- embryulcia — the act of forcibly removing a fetus
- encincture — a cincture
- encoignure — an ornamental piece of furniture designed to fit in a corner
- encrusting — Present participle of encrust.
- enunciator — One who enunciates or proclaims.
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- epicentrum — the focus of an earthquake
- epicranium — (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
- epicureans — Plural form of epicurean.