13-letter words containing c, o, i, n
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
- cerumenolytic — (pharmacology) A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- championships — Plural form of championship.
- chang tso-lin — 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.
- changchiak'ou — Zhangjiakou.
- changing room — A changing room is a room where you can change your clothes and usually have a shower, for example at a sports centre.
- changing tone — cambiata.
- changing-note — cambiata.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- charing cross — a district of London, in the city of Westminster: the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen, Eleanor
- chart-topping — very popular; coming top in the charts
- checkout line — A checkout line is a line of customers waiting to pay at a checkout counter.
- checkpointing — Present participle of checkpoint.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- chewing louse — See under louse (def 2).
- chicken louse — a louse, Menopon pallidum (or gallinae); a parasite of poultry: order Mallophaga (bird lice)
- child version — (system management) In change management, a configuration item derived by altering another item (its parent version).
- chile relleno — a Mexican dish of a green chile, usually hot, stuffed as with cheese or a meat mixture, then breaded and fried and served usually with a sauce
- chili relleno — chile relleno
- chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
- chinese block — a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow wooden block played with a drumstick
- chinese boxes — a nest of boxes, each of which fits into the next larger box
- chinese money — funny money (def 3).
- chiromantical — Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
- chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
- chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
- chlorocruorin — an oxygen-carrying substance that is found in the tissues of members of the division Annelida that is green in colour when oxygen is not present
- chloroforming — Present participle of chloroform.
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- chronographic — a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
- chronokinesis — (science fiction) The ability to manipulate time relevant to oneself.
- chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
- chthonophagia — (disease) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- chylification — the process of turning into chyle
- chymification — the process of turning into chyme
- cicatrization — Physiology. to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.