11-letter words containing i, o, u
- canopic urn — an urn used in ancient Egypt to hold and preserve the internal organs of the mummified dead
- capaciously — In a capacious manner.
- cappuccinos — Plural form of cappuccino.
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- cassiodorus — Flavius Magnus Aurelius (ˈfleɪvɪəs ˈmæɡnəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs). ?490–?585 ad, Roman statesman, writer, and monk; author of Variae, a collection of official documents written for the Ostrogoths
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
- caudillismo — a political system organized under the rule of a caudillo
- caulicolous — living or growing on other plants' stems
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- causational — the action of causing or producing.
- cell fusion — the merging of two or more cells into a single cell.
- celliferous — making or bearing cells
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- chaud-froid — a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
- chibougamau — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- chicken out — If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
- chilled out — relaxed
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- choukoutien — Wade-Giles. Zhoukoudian.
- chromium 51 — the radioactive isotope of chromium having a mass number 51 and a half-life of 27.8 days: used as a tracer.
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- cinquecento — the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around