10-letter words containing e, r, i, n
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- carnelians — Plural form of carnelian.
- carnivores — an animal that eats flesh.
- carotenoid — any of a group of red or yellow pigments, including carotenes, found in plants and certain animal tissues
- carpentier — Georges (ʒɔrʒ), known as Gorgeous Georges. 1894–1975, French boxer: world light-heavyweight champion (1920–22)
- carthamine — a yellow or red dye obtained from safflower
- cartonnier — an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- cashiering — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
- cassegrain — of an arrangement of mirrors, lenses, etc. used in reflecting telescopes and microwave antennas, having its focus or transmission point near or behind the center of the main mirror
- catarrhine — (of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face
- catenarian — the downward curve formed by chain or cord being fixed at two points
- catenaries — Plural form of catenary.
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- censorship — Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- center bit — a bit with a sharp, projecting center point and cutting wings on either side
- center pin — a cylindrical device passing through the center plates of both the body bolster and the truck bolster, permitting the truck to swivel beneath the car body while the stress is taken by the center plate.
- centerfire — designating a cartridge with the primer set in the center of the base
- centerline — a real or imaginary line passing through the center of something and dividing it into two equal parts
- 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.
- centiliter — A centiliter is a unit of volume in the metric system equal to ten milliliters or one-hundredth of a liter.
- centilitre — A centilitre is a unit of volume in the metric system equal to ten millilitres or one-hundredth of a litre.
- centimeter — A centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimeters or one-hundredth of a meter.
- centimetre — A centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimetres or one-hundredth of a metre.
- centistere — one 100th of a stere.
- 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.
- centre bit — a drilling bit with a central projecting point and two side cutters
- centreline — a line that divides something into two equal parts
- centrelink — the Australian federal agency that distributes welfare funds
- centricity — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centrifuge — A centrifuge is a machine that spins mixtures of different substances around very quickly so that they separate by centrifugal force.
- centrioles — Plural form of centriole.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- centronics — (company, hardware, printer) A company in Hudson N.H., USA, best known for designing the parallel interface for printers with the same name, found on many microcomputers.
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- 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)
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- cerf, vint — Vint Cerf
- certainity — Misspelling of certainty.
- certifying — Present participle of certify.