9-letter words containing c, n, s, t, i
- cartesian — of or relating to the works of René Descartes
- 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.
- castilian — the Spanish dialect of Castile; the standard form of European Spanish
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- cattiness — catlike; feline.
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- cavatinas — Plural form of cavatina.
- cavitands — Plural form of cavitand.
- ceintures — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- celestine — celestite
- cenobites — Plural form of cenobite.
- cent sign — the symbol ¢ placed after a number to indicate that the number represents cents.
- centesimo — a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira
- centrists — Plural form of centrist.
- centroids — Plural form of centroid.
- centuries — Plural form of century.
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- cgs units — a metric system of units based on the centimetre, gram, and second. For scientific and technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
- chanciest — Superlative form of chancy.
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- chatlines — Plural form of chatline.
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- chitinous — a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chitlings — the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cineastes — Plural form of cineaste.
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- cistronic — cistron-related
- citations — Plural form of citation.
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
- closeting — Present participle of closet.
- clothings — Plural form of clothing.