11-letter words containing c, o, r, e
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- canoe birch — paper birch.
- canto fermo — a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
- cape collar — a soft, wide, circular collar that covers the shoulders and the upper arms like a cape.
- cape doctor — a strong fresh SE wind blowing in the vicinity of Cape Town, esp in the summer
- capernoited — capricious
- capernoitie — the head
- car journey — a trip or voyage made by automobile
- carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
- carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
- carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
- carbonatite — a rare intrusive or extrusive igneous rock, mostly found in Africa, that contains a high proportion of carbonate minerals
- carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
- carbonylate — to introduce the carbonyl group into (a compound) through chemical reaction
- carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
- carboxylate — any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid having a formula of the type M(RCOO)x, where M is a metal and R an organic group, or R1COOR2, where R1 and R2 are organic groups
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
- carburettor — A carburettor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and petrol are mixed together to form a vapour which can be burned.
- carcassonne — a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 48 212 (2006)
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- card hopper — a device that allows cards of varying thicknesses to be fed individually through an outlet opening in a printer without adjustment
- cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
- cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
- care worker — A care worker is someone whose job involves helping people who have particular problems or special needs, for example in a care home.
- career move — a change of job, usually to a position with more responsibility and a higher income
- careless of — indifferent to; untroubled by
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- carnationed — having the colour of flesh
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- carpet moth — any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
- carpet plot — the graphed values of a function of more than one variable, read from an ordinate at points located by the intersection of curves of constant values of each of the variables
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- carpophores — Plural form of carpophore.
- carpospores — Plural form of carpospore.
- carrot cake — a sweet cake made with grated carrots
- cartoonlike — cartoonish
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- caseworkers — Plural form of caseworker.