11-letter words containing c, o, n, s
- chaperonins — Plural form of chaperonin.
- chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- checkpoints — Plural form of checkpoint.
- chemosensor — A cell in a sense organ that can convert a chemical stimulus into some form of action.
- cherrystone — a small or not fully-grown edible clam of the genus Mercenaria, found in the waters off the Atlantic coast of North America
- chersoneses — Plural form of chersonese.
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chiffoniers — Plural form of chiffonier.
- china stone — a type of kaolinized granitic rock containing unaltered plagioclase
- chindonesia — China, India, and Indonesia: seen collectively as the most important developing economies with the best growth markets for investors
- chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
- chironomids — Plural form of chironomid.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- choanocytes — Plural form of choanocyte.
- chokepoints — Plural form of chokepoint.
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- 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.
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- ciclosporin — a drug extracted from a fungus and used after organ transplantation to suppress the body's immune mechanisms, and so prevent rejection of an organ
- 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.
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- close round — to encircle; surround
- close to/on — Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance. In British English, you can also say close on a particular amount or distance.
- closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
- 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.