11-letter words containing c, o, n, u, r
- curie point — the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- curiousness — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- cursoriness — The state of being cursory.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- deconstruct — In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain.
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
- discounters — Plural form of discounter.
- discoursing — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- documenters — Plural form of documenter.
- dog curtain — a flap on a canvas cover for a binnacle, affording a view of the compass when raised.
- doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
- ecoconsumer — A consumer who makes purchasing decisions partly or largely on the basis of ecological issues.
- emunctories — Plural form of emunctory.
- encountered — Simple past tense and past participle of encounter.
- encounterer — One who encounters; an opponent or antagonist.
- encouraging — Giving someone support or confidence; supportive.
- end product — result of a process
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- enunciators — Plural form of enunciator.
- eructations — Plural form of eructation.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- eurocentric — Alternative form of Eurocentric.
- executioner — An official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person.
- facinerious — (in the works of Shakespeare) extremely wicked
- farinaceous — consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- finno-ugric — the major branch of the Uralic family of languages, subdivided into Finnic, which includes Finnish and Estonian, and Ugric, which includes Hungarian.
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- front court — the section of the court nearest the front wall in certain games, as squash or handball.
- frontcourts — Plural form of frontcourt.
- fructuation — the process of producing fruit
- fuck around — to have sexual intercourse with.
- functionary — a person who functions in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries.
- furthcoming — an action raised to recover property which has been arrested in the hands of a third party
- furunculous — Furuncular.
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.