11-letter words containing n, i, c, e, o
- cowansville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- cracovienne — a fast dance from the Krakow region of Poland which became popular in Paris during the 19th century
- crance iron — a metal ring or cap to which bobstays and shrouds are secured, at the forward end of a bowsprit.
- craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- creationary — Of or relating to creation.
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- creationist — A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.
- credit note — A credit note is a piece of paper that a shop gives you when you return goods that you have bought from it. It states that you are entitled to take goods of the same value without paying for them.
- crenelation — Alternative form of crenellation.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- crepitation — the act of crepitating
- crinigerous — having hair; hairy
- crinkleroot — any of several species of the toothwort Dentaria, esp D. diphylla of E North America, which has a fleshy pungent rhizome and clusters of white or pinkish flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- croquignole — a small crisp cake
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
- cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
- cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
- cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
- cunobelinus — also called Cymbeline. died ?42 ad, British ruler of the Catuvellauni tribe (?10–?42); founder of Colchester (?10)
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
- curie point — the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- curiousness — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- cursoriness — The state of being cursory.
- cushionless — without a cushion
- cuts no ice — If you say that something cuts no ice with you, you mean that you are not impressed or influenced by it.
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cyclazocine — an opiate antagonist used to inhibit the effects of morphine or heroin
- cycloolefin — any of the homologous series of unsaturated, alicyclic hydrocarbons, as cyclooctatetraene and cyclopentadiene, containing one double bond in the ring and having the general formula C 11 H 2n−2 .
- cycloserine — an antibiotic effective in the treatment of tuberculosis
- cytogenesis — the origin and development of plant and animal cells
- cytogenetic — Of or pertaining to the origin and development of cells.
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
- cytokinetic — of or relating to cytokinesis
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- decameronic — resembling or having characteristics of the Decameron written by Boccaccio
- decanedioic — designating a type of acid
- decantation — the act of decanting a liquid
- decarbonize — to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- decisioning — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.