11-letter words containing c, u, r, i, o
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- cassiodorus — Flavius Magnus Aurelius (ˈfleɪvɪəs ˈmæɡnəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs). ?490–?585 ad, Roman statesman, writer, and monk; author of Variae, a collection of official documents written for the Ostrogoths
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- celliferous — making or bearing cells
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- chaud-froid — a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chromium 51 — the radioactive isotope of chromium having a mass number 51 and a half-life of 27.8 days: used as a tracer.
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- cirrocumuli — Plural form of cirrocumulus.
- civil court — a court of law in which civil cases are tried and determined. See also civil law (def 1).
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- coauthoring — Present participle of coauthor.
- cocciferous — (of a plant) bearing berries
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coexecutrix — a joint executrix.
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.
- collutorium — collutory.
- colour film — a film for use in cameras that produces coloured pictures
- colour line — the social separation of racial groups within a community (esp in the phrase to cross the colour line)
- colouration — (British spelling) alternative spelling of coloration.
- colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.
- colourpoint — a breed of domestic cat
- colubriform — shaped like or resembling a member of the Colubridae family of snakes
- columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns