11-letter words containing c, o, n, s, a
- cotransduce — to cause (genes) to undergo cotransduction
- cotransport — the transport of one solute across a membrane from a region of low concentration of another solute to a region of high concentration of that solute
- cotton swab — A cotton swab is the same as a swab.
- cottontails — Plural form of cottontail.
- counteracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counteract.
- counterbase — a double bass
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country
- county seat — A county seat is the same as a county town.
- cousin jack — a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.
- covenanters — Plural form of covenanter.
- covenantors — Plural form of covenantor.
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- cowansville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- creationist — A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.
- cross-nodal — having to do with interaction between the senses
- cross-train — to train (a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usually related, skills, tasks, jobs, etc.
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crossbowman — (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- cunctatious — addicted to or prone to cunctation
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- cutaneously — In a cutaneous way.
- cymophanous — lustrous; brilliant
- cystadenoma — Hidrocystoma.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deacon seat — a bench running most of the length of a bunkhouse in a lumbering camp.
- deaconesses — Plural form of deaconess.
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- demoniacism — the state or practice of being possessed by a demon
- desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
- desiccation — Desiccation is the process of becoming completely dried out.
- dessication — Misspelling of desiccation.
- detractions — Plural form of detraction.
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement