11-letter words containing c, o, s, i
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- ciclosporin — a drug extracted from a fungus and used after organ transplantation to suppress the body's immune mechanisms, and so prevent rejection of an organ
- cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- cinemascope — an anamorphic process of wide-screen film projection in which an image of approximately twice the usual width is squeezed into a 35mm frame and then screened by a projector having complementary lenses
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- cirrostrati — Plural form of cirrostratus.
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- closefisted — stingy
- clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- coarse fish — a freshwater fish that is not a member of the salmon family
- coast pilot — Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.
- coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
- coatesville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- coccidiosis — any disease of domestic and other animals caused by introcellular parasitic protozoa of the order Coccidia. One species, Isospora hominis, can infect humans
- cocciferous — (of a plant) bearing berries
- cockatrices — Plural form of cockatrice.
- coconscious — a division within the subconscious
- codirectors — Plural form of codirector.
- coelioscopy — a medical procedure for examining the abdomen
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- coexistence — The coexistence of one thing with another is the fact that they exist together at the same time or in the same place.
- coextension — The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
- coextensive — of the same limits or extent
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- cogitations — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.
- cognitivism — the meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments state facts and so are either true or false
- cognitivist — A person who believes or works in cognitive grammar.
- cognizances — Plural form of cognizance.
- cognoscenti — The cognoscenti are the people who know a lot about a particular subject.