11-letter words containing c, o, n, u
- 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.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- 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.
- catch up on — to engage in more (work, sleep, etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- causational — the action of causing or producing.
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- cell fusion — the merging of two or more cells into a single cell.
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
- changeround — the process of changing position
- check up on — to examine the record, character, etc. of; investigate
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- chicken out — If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- choukoutien — Wade-Giles. Zhoukoudian.
- chuck wagon — a wagon carrying provisions and cooking utensils for men, such as cowboys, who work in the open
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- churchwoman — a female practising member of a church
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- cinquecento — the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- civil union — a legally recognized marriage-like union of same-sex partners
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clean up on — to defeat; beat
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- close round — to encircle; surround
- cluj-napoca — city in Transylvania, NW Romania: pop. 322,000
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- coadjutants — Plural form of coadjutant.
- coadjuvancy — (rare) cooperation, mutual effort, joint-help.
- coadunation — (obsolete) union into a single body or mass; unity.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coagulating — Present participle of coagulate.