13-letter words containing c, r, e, n
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- ceremonialism — A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
- certification — a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
- cerulean blue — a light-blue to strong greenish-blue color.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
- cerumenolytic — (pharmacology) A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chamber organ — a small compact organ used esp for the authentic performance of preclassical music
- chancelleries — Plural form of chancellery.
- chandernagore — a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)
- chandrasekhar — Subrahmanyan (ˌsʊbrəˈmænjən). 1910–95, US astronomer born in Lahore, India (now Pakistan). His work on stellar evolution led to an understanding of white dwarfs: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1983
- channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- charlatanries — Plural form of charlatanry.
- charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- charter plane — a plane that has been chartered
- charter train — a train that has been chartered
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- cheerlessness — The state or characteristic of being cheerless.
- cheesemongers — Plural form of cheesemonger.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemin de fer — a gambling game, a variation of baccarat
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- cheval screen — a fire screen, usually with a cloth panel, having supports at the ends and mounted on legs.
- chicken adder — milk snake.
- chicken liver — the liver of chicken, considered as food
- chicken-fried — (of meats, esp steak) coated in seasoned flour and pan-fried
- chickenburger — A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child version — (system management) In change management, a configuration item derived by altering another item (its parent version).
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chile relleno — a Mexican dish of a green chile, usually hot, stuffed as with cheese or a meat mixture, then breaded and fried and served usually with a sauce
- chili relleno — chile relleno
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chinkerinchee — a flowering plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, that produces clusters of white and yellow flowers
- chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
- chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
- chloroacetone — a colorless, lachrymatory, poisonous liquid, C 3 H 5 ClO, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of insecticides and perfumes.