11-letter words containing c, u, r, i, o
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
- disclosures — Plural form of disclosure.
- discolorous — (botany, of leaves) Having upper and lower surfaces of different colours.
- discoloured — (British) alternative spelling of discolored.
- discounters — Plural form of discounter.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourager — One who discourages.
- discourages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage.
- discoursing — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourtesy — lack or breach of courtesy; incivility; rudeness.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- dog curtain — a flap on a canvas cover for a binnacle, affording a view of the compass when raised.
- douroucouli — a small, nocturnal South American monkey of the genus Aotus, having large, owllike eyes: in danger of extinction.
- doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
- duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
- echoviruses — Plural form of echovirus.
- eco-tourism — Eco-tourism is the business of providing holidays and related services which are not harmful to the environment of the area.
- elucidators — Plural form of elucidator.
- elucidatory — Serving to elucidate.
- emunctories — Plural form of emunctory.
- encouraging — Giving someone support or confidence; supportive.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- enunciators — Plural form of enunciator.
- equicaloric — equal in terms of calories
- equivocator — Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
- eructations — Plural form of eructation.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- eudiometric — Of or relating to eudiometry.
- eurocentric — Alternative form of Eurocentric.
- eurosceptic — Alternative form of Eurosceptic.
- euryoecious — (of an organism) able to live under variable conditions
- executioner — An official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person.
- executorial — Of or pertaining to an executive (branch of government etc.).
- facinerious — (in the works of Shakespeare) extremely wicked
- farinaceous — consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- film colour — a misty appearance produced when no lines or edges are present in the visual field
- finno-ugric — the major branch of the Uralic family of languages, subdivided into Finnic, which includes Finnish and Estonian, and Ugric, which includes Hungarian.
- fish course — A fish course is a part of a meal in which fish is served, usually before the entrée.
- fluorescein — an orange-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 12 O 5 , that in alkaline solutions produces an orange color and an intense green fluorescence: used to trace subterranean waters and in dyes.
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.