11-letter words containing c, r, o, t
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- cardiotonic — having a positive effect on cardiac function
- cardiotoxic — Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- carillonist — a carillonneur
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carnationed — having the colour of flesh
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- carpet moth — any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
- carpet plot — the graphed values of a function of more than one variable, read from an ordinate at points located by the intersection of curves of constant values of each of the variables
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- carrot cake — a sweet cake made with grated carrots
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- 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
- cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
- castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
- 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.
- castor bean — the seed of this plant
- castrations — Plural form of castration.
- catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- cataractous — of or relating to cataracts
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- 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.
- catercorner — diagonal.
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
- 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.
- celebrators — Plural form of celebrator.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
- cell theory — a basic tenet of modern biology, first stated by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann in 1838–39, that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms.
- cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
- cenancestor — The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
- centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
- centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
- 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
- centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
- centred dot — a heavy dot (·) used to draw attention to a particular paragraph
- centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity