10-letter words containing c, u, t, a, n
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- binucleate — having two nuclei
- branch cut — a method for selecting a single-valued function on a subset of the domain of a multiple-valued function of a complex variable.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- buccinator — a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
- cabanatuan — city in SC Luzon, in the Philippines: pop. 173,000
- calumniate — to slander
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- candlenuts — Plural form of candlenut.
- candytufts — Plural form of candytuft.
- canecutter — any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.
- cannot but — You use cannot but, could not but, and cannot help but when you want to emphasize that you believe something must be true and that there is no possibility of anything else being the case.
- cannulated — Simple past tense and past participle of cannulate.
- cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
- canteloube — (Marie) Joseph (French ʒozɛf). 1879–1957, French composer, best known for his Chants d'Auvergne (1923–30)
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- capitulant — a person who capitulates
- 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
- cashew nut — edible nut
- castle nut — a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- catenulate — (of certain spores) formed in a row or chain
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- caulescent — having a stem clearly visible above the ground
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- 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.
- cautioning — Present participle of caution.
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- chanteuses — Plural form of chanteuse.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chuang-tzu — Also, Chwang-tse. (Chuang Chow) flourished 4th century b.c, Chinese mystic and philosopher.
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- coadjutant — cooperating
- coadjuvant — Cooperating.
- coagulants — Plural form of coagulant.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- coetaneous — of the same age or period
- colliquant — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- communital — a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.