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10-letter words containing d, o, c

  • cattle dog — a catalogue
  • cedar robe — Dialect. a cedar chest or cedar-lined wardrobe.
  • cefadroxil — A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
  • celadonite — a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
  • centerfold — A centerfold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
  • centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
  • centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
  • cephalopod — any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus
  • ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
  • ceredigion — a county of W Wales, on Cardigan Bay: created in 1996 from part of Dyfed; corresponds to the former Cardiganshire (abolished 1974): mainly agricultural, with the Cambrian Mountains in the E and N. Administrative centre: Aberaeron. Pop: 77 200 (2003 est). Area: 1793 sq km (692 sq miles)
  • cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
  • chadderton — a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 33 001 (2001)
  • chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
  • chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
  • chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
  • championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
  • chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
  • chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
  • chardonnay — a white grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
  • chardonnet — (Louis Marie) Hilaire Bernigaud (ilɛr bɛrniɡo), Comte de. 1839–1924, French chemist and industrialist who produced rayon, the first artificial fibre
  • chase down — If you chase someone down, you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them.
  • chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
  • cheesewood — the tough yellowish wood of Australian trees of the genus Pittosporum: family Pittosporaceae
  • chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
  • chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
  • chest cold — a cold mainly affecting the chest
  • chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
  • child lock — a lock, such as one on a door or window, designed to keep children safe
  • childhoods — Plural form of childhood.
  • childproof — Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it.
  • chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
  • chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
  • chironomid — a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges
  • chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
  • chloridise — to change into chloride
  • chloridize — to change into a chloride
  • chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
  • choke down — to swallow with difficulty
  • choke-hold — a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind: The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath.
  • chokeholds — Plural form of chokehold.
  • chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
  • chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
  • chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
  • chondromas — Plural form of chondroma.
  • chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
  • chopped-up — cut into pieces
  • chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
  • chordotomy — an operation to paralyse nerve tracts in the spinal chord in order to relieve pain associated with certain conditions
  • chow hound — a person who eats food in large quantities or with great gusto; glutton.
  • chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
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