10-letter words containing o, d, i
- ceredigion — a county of W Wales, on Cardigan Bay: created in 1996 from part of Dyfed; corresponds to the former Cardiganshire (abolished 1974): mainly agricultural, with the Cambrian Mountains in the E and N. Administrative centre: Aberaeron. Pop: 77 200 (2003 est). Area: 1793 sq km (692 sq miles)
- cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- child lock — a lock, such as one on a door or window, designed to keep children safe
- childhoods — Plural form of childhood.
- childproof — Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it.
- 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.
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chironomid — a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- christhood — the state of being the Christ, the anointed one of God
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- chromidium — a length or particle of chromatin in cell cytoplasm
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- climb down — If you climb down in an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands.
- climb-down — a retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cloud nine — a condition of great joy or bliss; euphoric state
- cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- cnidocysts — a nematocyst.
- cnidophore — a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.
- co-edition — a title published jointly by two publishers
- co-ordinal — belonging to the same order.
- coal field — an area containing significant coal deposits.
- coalfields — Plural form of coalfield.
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- coated pit — a clathrin-lined depression in the outer surface of a cell membrane, formed of receptors and their specific ligands, that becomes a coated vesicle upon endocytosis.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- codeswitch — Alternative form of code-switch.
- codicology — the study of manuscripts
- codirector — a fellow director
- codiscover — to discover jointly
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- cofounding — to establish (an organization) with another or others.