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11-letter words containing c, o, n, t

  • captivation — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
  • carbocation — (chemistry) any cation containing an excess positive charge on one or more carbon atoms.
  • carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
  • carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
  • carbonation — absorption of or reaction with carbon dioxide
  • carbonatite — a rare intrusive or extrusive igneous rock, mostly found in Africa, that contains a high proportion of carbonate minerals
  • carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
  • carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
  • carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
  • carcinomata — Plural form of carcinoma.
  • cardiotonic — having a positive effect on cardiac function
  • cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
  • carillonist — a carillonneur
  • carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
  • carnationed — having the colour of flesh
  • carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
  • carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
  • cartoonists — Plural form of cartoonist.
  • cartoonlike — cartoonish
  • cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
  • castellanos — Julio [hoo-lyaw] /ˈhu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–47, Mexican painter.
  • castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
  • castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
  • casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
  • castor bean — the seed of this plant
  • castrations — Plural form of castration.
  • cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
  • cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • cataphonics — catacoustics
  • catch up on — to engage in more (work, sleep, etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect
  • catercorner — diagonal.
  • catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
  • cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
  • cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
  • causational — the action of causing or producing.
  • cavillation — any objection made to or dispute raised about trivial points or frivolities
  • ceftriaxone — (pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
  • celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
  • cementation — the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750–900°C to produce steel
  • cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
  • cenancestor — The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
  • centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
  • centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
  • centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
  • centipoises — Plural form of centipoise.
  • centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
  • centred dot — a heavy dot (·) used to draw attention to a particular paragraph
  • centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
  • centromeres — Plural form of centromere.
  • centromeric — Pertaining to, or characteristic of centromeres.
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