9-letter words containing c, i, t, s
- cariosity — (medicine) caries.
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- cartelist — a member of a cartel, or a supporter of cartelism
- cartesian — of or relating to the works of René Descartes
- caryatids — Plural form of caryatid.
- caseation — the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
- caseinate — a salt of casein
- cashpoint — A cashpoint is the same as a cash dispenser.
- cassation — (esp in France) annulment, as of a judicial decision by a higher court
- cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
- cast-iron — made of cast iron.
- castering — a person or thing that casts.
- castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- castilian — the Spanish dialect of Castile; the standard form of European Spanish
- castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- castroist — of or relating to the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- casuistry — Casuistry is the use of clever arguments to persuade or trick people.
- catabasis — a descent or downward movement
- catalexis — the state of lacking a syllable in the last foot of a line of poetry
- catalysis — Catalysis is the speeding up of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst to it.
- catamites — Plural form of catamite.
- catchiest — Superlative form of catchy.
- catechise — to instruct orally by means of questions and answers, especially in Christian doctrine.
- catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
- catechist — a person who catechizes, esp. one who instructs catechumens
- catfights — Plural form of catfight.
- catfished — Simple past tense and past participle of catfish.
- catfishes — Plural form of catfish.
- catharise — purify
- catharsis — Catharsis is getting rid of unhappy memories or strong emotions such as anger or sadness by expressing them in some way.
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catholics — Plural form of Catholic.
- catstitch — catch stitch.
- catteries — Plural form of cattery.
- cattiness — catlike; feline.
- cattishly — In a cattish manner.
- causality — Causality is the relationship of cause and effect.
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- causative — Causative factors are ones which are responsible for causing something.
- cauteries — Plural form of cautery.
- cauterise — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- cavatinas — Plural form of cavatina.
- cavitands — Plural form of cavitand.
- ceintures — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- celestial — of or in the sky or universe, as planets or stars
- celestine — celestite
- celestite — a white, red, or blue mineral consisting of strontium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of strontium compounds. Formula: SrSO4