10-letter words containing c, o, r, a
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chromogram — a photograph that depicts an object in true-to-life colours that is obtained by putting together three different photographs
- chromonema — a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
- chronogram — a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L, and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- ciceronian — of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- circulator — a person who moves from place to place.
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clark fork — river flowing from W Mont. northwest into Pend Oreille Lake in N Ida.: c. 300 mi (483 km)
- classrooms — Plural form of classroom.
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- clay court — a tennis court with a playing surface topped by a layer of crushed shale, brick, or stone
- clay flour — dried and pulverized clay.
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- clearstory — clerestory
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cloak fern — a type of fern, genus Notholaena, found in dry, rocky areas of temperate and tropical America, often used as an ornamental.
- cloak-room — a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.
- cloakmaker — Someone who makes cloaks.
- cloakrooms — Plural form of cloakroom.