11-letter words containing i, c, s
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- closefisted — stingy
- clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- clp(sigma*) — (language) A constraint logic programming language with regular sets.
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- clutch disk — The clutch disk or clutch plate is the rotating part of the clutch, to which the friction material is attached.
- clutch slip — Clutch slip is a faulty condition in which there is not enough friction in the clutch, so that engine speed rises without a corresponding increase in road speed.
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- coarse fish — a freshwater fish that is not a member of the salmon family
- coast pilot — Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.
- coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
- coatesville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- coccidiosis — any disease of domestic and other animals caused by introcellular parasitic protozoa of the order Coccidia. One species, Isospora hominis, can infect humans
- cocciferous — (of a plant) bearing berries
- cockatrices — Plural form of cockatrice.
- coconscious — a division within the subconscious
- codirectors — Plural form of codirector.
- coelioscopy — a medical procedure for examining the abdomen
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- coexistence — The coexistence of one thing with another is the fact that they exist together at the same time or in the same place.
- coextension — The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
- coextensive — of the same limits or extent
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- cogitations — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.
- cognitivism — the meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments state facts and so are either true or false
- cognitivist — A person who believes or works in cognitive grammar.
- cognizances — Plural form of cognizance.
- cognoscenti — The cognoscenti are the people who know a lot about a particular subject.
- cognoscible — able to be known or recognized
- cohabitants — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- cohabitates — cohabit.
- coil spring — a helical spring formed from wire
- coin silver — silver having the standard fineness for coinage purposes.
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- cold chisel — a toughened steel chisel
- cold fusion — the process of creating nuclear fusion at room temperature in order to create a power source
- cold-chisel — to work upon (metal) with a cold chisel.