11-letter words containing c, o, r, i
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- caro's acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
- carolingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, which ruled in France from 751–987 ad and in Germany until 911 ad
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- 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
- carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- cartoonists — Plural form of cartoonist.
- cartoonlike — cartoonish
- cartophilic — relating to cartophily
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- cassiodorus — Flavius Magnus Aurelius (ˈfleɪvɪəs ˈmæɡnəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs). ?490–?585 ad, Roman statesman, writer, and monk; author of Variae, a collection of official documents written for the Ostrogoths
- cassowaries — Plural form of cassowary.
- castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- 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.
- castrations — Plural form of castration.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- ceftriaxone — (pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceilometers — Plural form of ceilometer.
- 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.
- celliferous — making or bearing cells
- 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
- centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
- centromeric — Pertaining to, or characteristic of centromeres.
- centrosomic — Relating to the centrosome.
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- ceramic hob — (on an electric cooker) a flat ceramic cooking surface having heating elements fitted on the underside, usually patterned to show the areas where heat is produced
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
- cerebriform — resembling the brain in texture or structure
- cerebroside — any glycolipid in which N-acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves
- ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- cereologist — Someone who studies crop circles, especially one who believes that they are not man-made or formed by other terrestrial processes.
- ceric oxide — a white or yellow solid used in ceramics, enamels, and radiation shields. Formula: CeO2
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
- certioraris — Plural form of certiorari.
- cga monitor — a type of (early) computer monitor designed to operate with CGA technology
- cgi program — Common Gateway Interface
- chain coral — coral of the extinct genus Halysites, from the Ordovician and Silurian periods, consisting of oval, laterally compressed corallites united to form a chainlike structure.
- chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
- chairpeople — a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
- chansonnier — a writer of chansons