10-letter words containing c, r, u, n
- canecutter — any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.
- cannelured — a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.
- cannelures — Plural form of cannelure.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carbuncled — infected with a carbuncle.
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- card punch — keypunch (def 1).
- card-punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- cardueline — of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- caruncular — Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle.
- cassumunar — an aromatic, bitter root similar to ginger
- casuarinas — Plural form of casuarina.
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- centrifuge — A centrifuge is a machine that spins mixtures of different substances around very quickly so that they separate by centrifugal force.
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- chequering — Present participle of chequer.
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- chirruping — Present participle of chirrup.
- chirurgeon — surgeon
- chirurgion — Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chundering — vomit.
- chunderous — nauseating
- chuntering — to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- chuttering — Present participle of chutter.
- cincturing — Present participle of cincture.
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- circannual — noting or pertaining to a biological activity or cycle that recurs yearly.
- circuiting — Present participle of circuit.
- circuition — (archaic) The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.