10-letter words containing n, o, c
- chardonnet — (Louis Marie) Hilaire Bernigaud (ilɛr bɛrniɡo), Comte de. 1839–1924, French chemist and industrialist who produced rayon, the first artificial fibre
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chase down — If you chase someone down, you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them.
- chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
- check into — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
- checkpoint — A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked.
- cheekbones — Plural form of cheekbone.
- cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chemokines — Plural form of chemokine.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- cheongsams — Plural form of cheongsam.
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- chernozems — Plural form of chernozem.
- chersonese — (capital when part of a name)
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- chervonets — (formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles
- chesterton — G(ilbert) K(eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
- chickenpox — Chickenpox is a disease which gives you a high temperature and red spots that itch.
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chirognomy — the study of the hand in order to discern a person's nature or future events
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chironomer — a person who is skilled in chironomy
- chironomic — relating to chironomy
- chironomid — a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges
- chirurgeon — surgeon
- chirurgion — Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chiungchou — Qiongzhou.
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- choanocyte — any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum
- chockstone — a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder