10-letter words containing e, a, r, i, n
- centigrade — Centigrade is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C.
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- centralise — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- centralist — Centralist organizations govern a country or organize things using one central group of people who control and instruct everyone else.
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- centralize — To centralize a country, state, or organization means to create a system in which one central group of people gives instructions to regional groups.
- centration — The tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- certainity — Misspelling of certainty.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- chaffering — Present participle of chaffer.
- chagrinned — a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- chain fern — any of several ferns of the genus Woodwardia, having a chainlike row of sori on either side of the midrib of each fertile leaflet.
- chain gear — a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.
- chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
- chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
- chairborne — having an administrative or desk job rather than a more active one
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
- chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
- chanceries — Plural form of chancery.
- chandelier — A chandelier is a large, decorative frame which holds light bulbs or candles and hangs from the ceiling.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
- chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chattering — rapid and continuous talk
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- china tree — chinaberry (sense 1)
- china-ware — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chinaberry — a spreading Asian meliaceous tree, Melia azedarach, widely grown in the US for its ornamental white or purple flowers and beadlike yellow fruits
- chinawares — dishes, ornaments, etc., made of china.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- ciceronian — of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
- cinderella — If you describe a person or organization as a Cinderella, you mean that they receive very little attention and that they deserve to receive more.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- circensial — relating to the Roman circuses
- cistercian — a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.