7-letter words containing n, o
- chitons — Plural form of chiton.
- chlorin — (organic compound) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
- choking — causing breathing difficulties; suffocating
- cholent — a meal usually consisting of a stew of meat, potatoes, and pulses prepared before the Sabbath on Friday and left to cook until eaten for Sabbath lunch
- choline — a colourless viscous soluble alkaline substance present in animal tissues, esp as a constituent of lecithin: used as a supplement to the diet of poultry and in medicine for preventing the accumulation of fat in the liver. Formula:[(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+OH–
- chongju — a city in central South Korea.
- chopine — a sandal-like shoe on tall wooden or cork bases popular in the 18th century
- chorine — a female dancer who is part of a chorus line
- choring — Present participle of chore.
- chorion — the outer of two membranes that form a sac around the embryonic reptile, bird, or mammal: contributes to the placenta in mammals
- chorten — a Buddhist shrine
- chowing — Present participle of chow.
- chronal — Of or pertaining to time.
- chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
- chronid — (zoology) Any member of the Chronidae.
- chrono- — indicating time
- chronon — a unit of time equal to the time that a photon would take to traverse the diameter of an electron: about 10–24 seconds
- chronos — chronometer.
- cinamon — Misspelling of cinnamon.
- cineole — eucalyptol
- cinzano — an Italian vermouth
- cipango — (in medieval legend) an island E of Asia: called Zipangu by Marco Polo and sought by Columbus; identified with Japan
- ciphony — the process of enciphering audio information to produce encrypted speech
- cipolin — an Italian marble with alternating white and green streaks
- cirebon — a port in S central Indonesia, on N Java on the Java Sea: scene of the signing of the Tjirebon Agreement of Indonesian independence (1946) by the Netherlands. Pop: 272 263 (2000)
- cistron — the section of a chromosome that encodes a single polypeptide chain
- citrons — Plural form of citron.
- clacton — a town and resort in SE England, in E Essex. Pop: 51 284 (2001)
- clangor — A clangor is a loud or harsh noise.
- clap on — to don hastily
- clapton — Eric. born 1945, British rock guitarist, noted for his virtuoso style, his work with the Yardbirds (1963–65), Cream (1966–68), and, with Derek and the Dominos, the album Layla (1970); later solo work includes Unplugged (1992)
- clarino — of or relating to a high passage for the trumpet in 18th-century music
- clarion — a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
- classon — an elementary atomic particle
- clawson — a city in SE Michigan.
- clayton — John Middleton, 1796–1856, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1829–36, 1845–49, 1853–56; secretary of state 1849–50.
- clifton — a masculine name
- clinoid — (anatomy) Like a bed.
- clinton — Bill, full name William Jefferson Clinton. born 1946, US Democrat politician; 42nd president of the US (1993–2001)
- clip on — designed to be clipped on easily, especially by a self-attached clip: a clip-on bow tie.
- clip-on — A clip-on object is designed to be fastened to something by means of a clip.
- cloison — a partition
- cloners — Plural form of cloner.
- cloning — the process of making an identical copy of an organism or cell
- clonism — a series of clonic spasms
- clonked — Simple past tense and past participle of clonk.
- clonmel — the county town of Co Tipperary, Republic of Ireland; birthplace of Laurence Sterne; meat processing and enamelware. Pop: 16 910 (2002)
- clooney — George. born 1961, US film actor; starred in the television series ER (1994–99) and the films The Perfect Storm (2000), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002, also directed), Syriana (2005, also directed), and The American (2010)
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- clowned — Simple past tense and past participle of clown.