11-letter words containing c, r, e, n
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- chondrocyte — A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
- chordophone — any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chronologer — A chronologist.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- cinder cone — a small, conical volcano built of ash and cinders.
- cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
- cine camera — a camera in which a strip of film moves past the lens, usually to give 16 or 24 exposures per second, thus enabling moving pictures to be taken
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- cinnabarine — Resembling, containing, or relating to cinnabar.
- cinnarizine — a drug principally used to control vomiting caused by motion sickness
- circinately — In a circinate fashion.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- cirencester — a market town in S England, in Gloucestershire: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 15 861 (2001)
- citizenries — Plural form of citizenry.
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- citronellol — an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
- city center — The city center is the busiest part of a city, where most of the shops and businesses are.
- city centre — The city centre is the busiest part of a city, where most of the shops and businesses are.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- clergywomen — Plural form of clergywoman.
- clerkliness — (obsolete) scholarship.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- close round — to encircle; surround
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- co-relation — correlation
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.