11-letter words containing i, c, s
- chemiotaxis — Dated form of chemotaxis.
- chemisettes — Plural form of chemisette.
- chemisorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb.
- chemistries — Plural form of chemistry.
- chemosmosis — chemical action between substances that are separated by a semipermeable membrane
- chequerwise — in the manner of a chequerboard
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- cherishment — the act or process of cherishing
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chesspieces — Plural form of chesspiece.
- chest voice — a voice of the lowest speaking or singing register
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
- chiasmatypy — the process of chiasma formation, which is the basis for crossing over.
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chicaneries — Plural form of chicanery.
- chickenshit — If you say that someone or something is chickenshit, you mean that they are worthless.
- chiffchaffs — Plural form of chiffchaff.
- chiffoniers — Plural form of chiffonier.
- chifforobes — Plural form of chifforobe.
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- childbirths — Plural form of childbirth.
- chile-bells — a vine, Lapageria rosea, native to Chile, having leathery evergreen leaves and showy reddish flowers: the national flower of Chile.
- chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chimpanzees — Plural form of chimpanzee.
- chin cactus — any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines.
- china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
- china stone — a type of kaolinized granitic rock containing unaltered plagioclase
- chinchillas — Plural form of chinchilla.
- chindonesia — China, India, and Indonesia: seen collectively as the most important developing economies with the best growth markets for investors
- chinese ink — a black pigment consisting of lampblack mixed with glue or size.
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
- chinese red — a bright red colour
- chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
- chinese wax — a yellowish wax secreted by an oriental scale insect, Ceroplastes ceriferus, and used commercially
- chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
- chinquapins — Plural form of chinquapin.
- chintziness — The quality of being chintzy.
- chip basket — a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat
- chip slicer — a machine or tool for cutting chips
- chironomids — Plural form of chironomid.
- chiropodist — A chiropodist is a person whose job is to treat and care for people's feet.
- chirrupings — Plural form of chirruping.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chisel plow — a soil tillage device pulled by a tractor or animal, used to break up and stir soil a foot or more beneath the surface without turning it.
- chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.