11-letter words containing d, r
- chlorhydric — (chemistry) Alternative form of hydrochloric.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- chondrocyte — A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
- chondroitin — an element that is present in cartilage
- chord chart — a chart indicating by means of symbols the identity, sequence, and duration of the musical chords occurring in the accompaniment to a melody.
- chord organ — an electronic organ having a small keyboard for the right hand and for the left hand a set of buttons each of which produces a full chord when pushed.
- chordophone — any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar
- chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
- choreodrama — dance drama performed by a group
- choroiditis — a medical condition consisting of pain and swelling of the choroid
- chowderhead — a fool or an idiot
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chrome dome — a baldheaded person.
- chrome-dome — a baldheaded person.
- chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- churchwards — in the direction of the church
- churchyards — Plural form of churchyard.
- churn drill — a portable drill rig using a bit fashioned on a massive steel cylinder that is alternately lifted and dropped to drill a hole in earth and rock.
- cider press — a press for crushing apples for cider.
- cider-apple — a variety of apple suitable for use in cider-making
- cider-press — a type of press used to extract the juice from apples to make cider
- cinder cone — a small, conical volcano built of ash and cinders.
- cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
- circumcised — (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
- circumcized — Simple past tense and past participle of circumcize.
- circumfused — Simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse.
- cire perdue — a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away
- citric acid — Citric acid is a weak acid found in many kinds of fruit, especially citrus fruit such as oranges and lemons.
- citron wood — the wood of the citron tree
- city editor — The city editor of a newspaper is the editor who is in charge of local news.
- ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- classloader — (computing, Java) A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine.
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- clearheaded — having or indicating a clear mind; lucid; unconfused
- clever dick — a person considered to have an unwarrantably high opinion of his or her own ability or knowledge
- click fraud — repeated clicking on an online advert for fraudulent purposes, esp to charge the advertiser for fictitious traffic to their website
- clinandrium — a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the anthers
- clock radio — a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.
- clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot