10-letter words containing o, i, r, e, a, c
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- 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
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- ciceronian — of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- clofibrate — a medication used in the treatment of heart disease
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coarsening — Present participle of coarsen.
- coasterize — to ruin (a CD), esp while attempting to burn music, etc on to it, thus rendering it useful only as a drinks coaster
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- cockatrice — a legendary monster, part snake and part cock, that could kill with a glance
- cocreation — Joint creation.
- cofavorite — a joint favourite
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- conacreism — the Irish system of letting farming land for a season or for eleven months
- concertina — A concertina is a musical instrument consisting of two end pieces with stiff paper or cloth that folds up between them. You play the concertina by pressing the buttons on the end pieces while moving them together and apart.
- containers — Plural form of container.
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- cookie jar — a jar or other container for storing cookies.
- coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- copernican — of or relating to Copernicus or his theories.
- coradicate — (of multiple words) derived from the same root
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- cordillera — a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- corelation — a correlation
- corelative — correlative
- coriaceous — of or resembling leather
- coronaries — Plural form of coronary.
- coronatine — A polycyclic phytotoxin, produced by some forms of Pseudomonas, that can induce chlorosis.
- corriedale — a breed of sheep reared for both wool and meat, originally developed in New Zealand and Australia
- corrigenda — Plural form of corrigendum.
- corticated — having a cortex.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.