11-letter words containing c, o, n, e, i
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- cinder cone — a small, conical volcano built of ash and cinders.
- cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
- cinefaction — (obsolete, rare) cineration; reduction to ashes.
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- cinemascope — an anamorphic process of wide-screen film projection in which an image of approximately twice the usual width is squeezed into a 35mm frame and then screened by a projector having complementary lenses
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- cinquecento — the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- citizenhood — The state of being a citizen.
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- citronellol — an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- clown white — white facial makeup used by performers, as clowns.
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- co-relation — correlation
- coalignment — Alignment together.
- coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
- coconut ice — a sweetmeat made from desiccated coconut and sugar
- code dating — the system of marking products with the date when they were packed
- codirection — joint direction
- codominance — Ecology. being one of two or more species that are equally dominant in a biotic community: a forest in which oak and hickory are codominant.
- coeducation — instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes
- coefficient — A coefficient is a number that expresses a measurement of a particular quality of a substance or object under specified conditions.
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- coenzymatic — of or relating to coenzymes
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- coevolution — the evolution of complementary adaptations in two or more species of organisms because of a special relationship that exists between them, as in insect-pollinated plants and their insect pollinators
- coexistence — The coexistence of one thing with another is the fact that they exist together at the same time or in the same place.
- coextending — Present participle of coextend.
- coextension — The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
- coextensive — of the same limits or extent
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- coffee ring — a coffeecake shaped like a ring, plain or fruited, often with a topping of raisins, ground nuts, and icing.
- coffin bone — the terminal phalangeal bone inside the hoof of the horse and similar animals