11-letter words containing c, o, u
- coconscious — a division within the subconscious
- coconstruct — To construct together.
- coconut ice — a sweetmeat made from desiccated coconut and sugar
- coconut oil — the fatty oil obtained from the meat of the coconut and used for making soap, cosmetics, etc
- coconut shy — a fairground stall in which balls are thrown to knock coconuts off stands
- cocultivate — to cultivate jointly
- code number — a number used to identify something
- coeducation — instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes
- coelurosaur — any of various small to very large bipedal carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs belonging to the suborder Theropoda, active in the Triassic and Cretaceous periods; Tyrannosaurus was a coelurosaur, and birds are thought to have evolved from small coelurosaurs
- coevolution — the evolution of complementary adaptations in two or more species of organisms because of a special relationship that exists between them, as in insect-pollinated plants and their insect pollinators
- coexecutrix — a joint executrix.
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- coffee hour — an informal gathering of people at which coffee and refreshments are served.
- coffeehouse — an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- cold fusion — the process of creating nuclear fusion at room temperature in order to create a power source
- cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- collagenous — any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, especially in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as connective tissue between cells, yielding gelatin when denatured by boiling.
- colliquable — capable of dissolving
- collocutory — of or relating to dialogue
- colloquiums — Plural form of colloquium.
- colluctancy — (obsolete, rare) A struggle to resist; a striving against; resistance; opposition of nature.
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.
- collusively — in a collusive manner
- collutorium — collutory.
- color guard — the persons carrying and escorting the colors (flag) in a parade, ceremony, etc.
- coloraturas — Plural form of coloratura.
- colour code — a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors
- colour film — a film for use in cameras that produces coloured pictures
- colour line — the social separation of racial groups within a community (esp in the phrase to cross the colour line)
- colouration — (British spelling) alternative spelling of coloration.
- colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.
- colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour
- colourfully — Alternative spelling of colorfully.
- colourpoint — a breed of domestic cat
- colporteurs — Plural form of colporteur.
- colubriform — shaped like or resembling a member of the Colubridae family of snakes
- columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
- columbiform — Having the form of a dove or pigeon.
- column inch — a unit of measurement for advertising space, one inch deep and one column wide
- columnarity — the fact or quality of being columnar
- columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
- columniform — Having the form of a column.
- columnistic — belonging or relating to a columnist
- combat duty — active service
- combustible — A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
- combustibly — In a combustible manner.