10-letter words containing o, n, i
- cross vine — a woody bignoniaceous vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers
- cross wind — a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
- cross-link — a chemical bond, atom, or group of atoms that connects two adjacent chains of atoms in a large molecule such as a polymer or protein
- cross-vein — a transverse vein that connects adjacent longitudinal veins in the wing of an insect.
- cross-vine — a climbing or creeping woody vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the bignonia family, having yellow-red trumpet-shaped flowers and a stem that shows a crosslike arrangement in cross section.
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.
- crosswinds — Plural form of crosswind.
- croton oil — a yellowish-brown oil obtained from the plant Croton tiglium, formerly used as a drastic purgative
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- crown fire — a forest fire that spreads along treetops, often at great speeds.
- crownpiece — the piece forming or fitting the top of something
- cruciation — (obsolete) torture; torment.
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cryoconite — a dark powder found at the bottom of glacier holes, formerly thought to be cosmic in origin but now widely regarded to be terrestrial
- cryogenics — Cryogenics is a branch of physics that studies what happens to things at extremely low temperatures.
- cryogenist — of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
- cryptopine — a poisonous alkaloid, C21H23NO5, found in opium
- cuckolding — Present participle of cuckold.
- cuckoopint — a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries
- cumulation — the act of cumulating; accumulation.
- cunctation — delay
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- cupidinous — having a great desire or cupidity
- cushioning — Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something.
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- cut no ice — to fail to make an impression
- cyanogenic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- cyclodiene — a group of organic insecticides, many of which are banned in the US and Europe
- cycloidian — of or pertaining to a cycloid
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cylindroid — a cylinder with an elliptical cross section
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cynophobia — an irrational fear of dogs
- cyprinoids — Plural form of cyprinoid.
- cystinosis — a disease caused by a build-up of the amino acid cystine in the body
- cytoglobin — (protein) A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells.
- cytokinins — Plural form of cytokinin.
- cytotoxins — Plural form of cytotoxin.
- czernowitz — German name of Cernăuţi.
- d'annunzio — Gabriele (ɡaˈbrjɛːle). 1863–1938, Italian poet, dramatist, novelist, national hero, and Fascist. His works include the poems in Alcione (1904) and the drama La Figlia di Iorio (1904)
- daemonical — Of or relating to daemons; diabolical.
- dairywoman — a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.
- dairywomen — Plural form of dairywoman.
- daminozide — a plant-growth retardant, C 6 H 12 N 2 O 3 , used commercially on apples.
- damnations — Plural form of damnation.
- dandelions — Plural form of dandelion.
- danish oil — a furniture oil, based on synthetic resins, that gives a soft luster.
- darlington — an industrial town in NE England in Darlington unitary authority, S Durham: developed mainly with the opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway (1825). Pop: 86 082 (2001)
- data point — a single fact or piece of information; a datum: Other data points, such as crime statistics, are available from the state government.
- datamation — the processing of data by computers