10-letter words containing i, n, c
- centimetre — A centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimetres or one-hundredth of a metre.
- centipedes — Plural form of centipede.
- centipoise — one hundredth of a poise. 1 centipoise is equal to 0.001 newton second per square metre
- centistere — one 100th of a stere.
- centistoke — one hundredth of a stoke
- 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.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- 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.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- cessations — Plural form of cessation.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
- ch'ing hai — a lake in W central China, in NE Qinghai province. 2300 sq. mi. (5950 sq. km).
- ch'ing-hai — Qing Hai.
- chaffering — Present participle of chaffer.
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chagrining — Present participle of chagrin.
- chagrinned — a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- chain fern — any of several ferns of the genus Woodwardia, having a chainlike row of sori on either side of the midrib of each fertile leaflet.
- chain gang — In the United States, a chain gang is a group of prisoners who are chained together to do work outside their prison. Chain gangs existed especially in former times.
- chain gear — a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.
- chain mail — Chain mail is a kind of armour made from small metal rings joined together so that they look like cloth.
- chain pump — a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
- chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
- chain shot — cannon shot comprising two balls or half balls joined by a chain, much used formerly, esp in naval warfare to destroy rigging
- chain-link — designating a fence made of galvanized steel links that are continuously interwoven
- chain-work — any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.
- chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chainwheel — a toothed wheel that meshes with a roller chain to transmit motion