11-letter words containing e, c, o, i
- crance iron — a metal ring or cap to which bobstays and shrouds are secured, at the forward end of a bowsprit.
- craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- crateriform — shaped like a crater
- creationary — Of or relating to creation.
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- creationist — A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- credit hour — A credit hour is a credit that a school or college awards to students who have completed a course of study.
- credit memo — A credit memo is an official written acknowledgement that money is owed back to a customer.
- credit note — A credit note is a piece of paper that a shop gives you when you return goods that you have bought from it. It states that you are entitled to take goods of the same value without paying for them.
- crematories — Plural form of crematory.
- crematorium — A crematorium is a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned.
- crenelation — Alternative form of crenellation.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- creole-fish — a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.
- crepitation — the act of crepitating
- crinigerous — having hair; hairy
- crinkleroot — any of several species of the toothwort Dentaria, esp D. diphylla of E North America, which has a fleshy pungent rhizome and clusters of white or pinkish flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- crocidolite — a blue fibrous amphibole mineral consisting of sodium iron silicate: a variety of asbestos used in cement products and pressure piping
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- crop circle — any of various patterns, usually wholly or partly consisting of ring shapes, formed by the unexplained flattening of cereals growing in a field
- croquignole — a small crisp cake
- cross river — a state of SE Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Calabar. Pop: 2 888 966 (2006). Area: 20 156 sq km (7782 sq miles)
- cross wires — cross hair (def 1).
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- cross-slide — the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
- crosspieces — Plural form of crosspiece.
- crowberries — Plural form of crowberry.
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- cruciferous — of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae
- cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
- cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
- cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
- cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
- cryptomeria — a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae
- cryptozoite — a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells
- cuitlacoche — corn smut.
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
- curie point — the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- curiosities — Plural form of curiosity.
- curiousness — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- cursoriness — The state of being cursory.