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10-letter words containing n, u, r, i

  • burnettize — to preserve (timber) with a solution of zinc chloride
  • burns unit — a section of a hospital in which those with serious burns are treated
  • burnsville — a city in SE Minnesota.
  • burnt lime — calcium oxide; quicklime
  • burnt-lime — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
  • burst into — If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing.
  • c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
  • capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
  • cardueline — of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
  • carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
  • carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
  • casuarinas — Plural form of casuarina.
  • cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
  • cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
  • censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
  • centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
  • centauries — Plural form of centaury.
  • centrifuge — A centrifuge is a machine that spins mixtures of different substances around very quickly so that they separate by centrifugal force.
  • centurions — Plural form of centurion.
  • ceruminous — earwax.
  • chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
  • chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
  • charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
  • chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • chequering — Present participle of chequer.
  • cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
  • chirruping — Present participle of chirrup.
  • chirurgeon — surgeon
  • chirurgion — Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
  • chundering — vomit.
  • chuntering — to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
  • churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
  • chuttering — Present participle of chutter.
  • cincturing — Present participle of cincture.
  • cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
  • circannual — noting or pertaining to a biological activity or cycle that recurs yearly.
  • circuiting — Present participle of circuit.
  • circuition — (archaic) The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.
  • circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
  • citrulline — an amino acid that occurs in watermelons and is an intermediate in the formation of urea. Formula: NH2CONH(CH2)3CHNH2COOH
  • clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
  • clustering — cluster
  • cluttering — A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
  • co-routine — a section of a computer program similar to but differing from a subroutine in that it can be left and re-entered at any point
  • coinsuring — Present participle of coinsure.
  • colourings — Plural form of colouring.
  • comminutor — a machine that pulverizes solids, as in waste treatment.
  • compursion — the act of contracting the mouth into a small rounded shape
  • concurring — to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with his statement?
  • configured — Simple past tense and past participle of configure.
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