11-letter words containing e, n, a, c
- crance iron — a metal ring or cap to which bobstays and shrouds are secured, at the forward end of a bowsprit.
- cranesbills — Plural form of cranesbill.
- 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.
- crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
- crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor
- crapehanger — a gloomy person; a pessimist
- 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.
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- crenelation — Alternative form of crenellation.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- crepehanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- crepitating — Present participle of crepitate.
- crepitation — the act of crepitating
- crescentade — a religious crusade or war fought under the flag of Turkey
- crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- crimean war — the war fought mainly in the Crimea between Russia on one side and Turkey, France, Sardinia, and Britain on the other (1853-56)
- criminalese — the jargon of criminals
- criminalise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of criminalize.
- criminalize — If a government criminalizes an action or person, it officially declares that the action or the person's behaviour is illegal.
- criminative — involving crimination; accusatory.
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crown agent — a member of a board appointed by the Minister for Overseas Development to provide financial, commercial, and professional services for a number of overseas governments and international bodies
- crustaceans — Plural form of crustacean.
- crystalline — A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals.
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- culminative — (of stress or tone accent) serving to indicate the number of independent words or the important points in an utterance by assigning prominence to one syllable in each word or close-knit group of words.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- 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
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- curvilineal — (Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
- curvilinear — consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
- cut a melon — to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders
- cutaneously — In a cutaneous way.
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cyclazocine — an opiate antagonist used to inhibit the effects of morphine or heroin
- cycloalkane — any saturated hydrocarbon similar to an alkane but having a cyclic molecular structure and the general formula CnH2n
- cycloalkene — (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12
- cynicalness — The state or quality of being cynical.