11-letter words containing n, o, c, e
- crescendoes — Plural form of crescendo.
- 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.
- crookedness — The state of being crooked.
- croquignole — a small crisp cake
- cross-bench — a seat in Parliament occupied by a neutral or independent member
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crossbowmen — Plural form of crossbowman.
- crow's nest — On a ship, the crow's nest is a small platform high up on the mast, where a person can go to look in all directions.
- crow's-nest — Nautical. a platform or shelter for a lookout at or near the top of a mast.
- crowd scene — (in a film, play, or television programme) a scene in which a crowd appears
- crowdedness — The state or quality of being crowded.
- crowdfunded — Simple past tense and past participle of crowdfund.
- crown agent — a member of a board appointed by the Minister for Overseas Development to provide financial, commercial, and professional services for a number of overseas governments and international bodies
- crown derby — a type of porcelain manufactured at Derby from 1784–1848
- crown ether — a type of cyclic ether consisting of a ring of carbon and oxygen atoms, with two or more carbon atoms between each oxygen atom
- crown green — a type of bowling green in which the sides are lower than the middle
- crown jewel — The Crown Jewels are the crown, sceptre, and other precious objects which are used on important official occasions by the King or Queen.
- crown vetch — a trailing leguminous European plant, Coronilla varia, with clusters of white or pink flowers: cultivated in North America as a border plant
- crown wheel — the wheel next to the winding knob that has one set of teeth at right angles to the other
- 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.
- cryosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in cryosurgery
- cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- ctenophores — Plural form of ctenophore.
- 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.
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- cursoriness — The state of being cursory.
- cushionless — without a cushion
- cut a melon — to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- cutaneously — In a cutaneous way.
- cuts no ice — If you say that something cuts no ice with you, you mean that you are not impressed or influenced by it.
- cuttlebones — Plural form of cuttlebone.
- 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
- cycloalkane — any saturated hydrocarbon similar to an alkane but having a cyclic molecular structure and the general formula CnH2n
- cycloalkene — (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- cyclohexane — a colourless insoluble flammable liquid cycloalkane with a pungent odour, made by hydrogenation of benzene and used as a paint remover and solvent. Formula: C6H12