11-letter words containing o, r, a, i, u
- californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
- calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- canopic urn — an urn used in ancient Egypt to hold and preserve the internal organs of the mummified dead
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- cassiodorus — Flavius Magnus Aurelius (ˈfleɪvɪəs ˈmæɡnəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs). ?490–?585 ad, Roman statesman, writer, and monk; author of Variae, a collection of official documents written for the Ostrogoths
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- chaud-froid — a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
- chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- coauthoring — Present participle of coauthor.
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.
- colouration — (British spelling) alternative spelling of coloration.
- columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
- columnarity — the fact or quality of being columnar
- commissural — Of or pertaining to a commissure.
- concubinary — of, relating to, or living in concubinage.
- configurate — to shape or fashion
- conjuration — a magic spell; incantation
- connaisseur — A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
- continuator — a person who continues something, esp the work of someone else
- contrarious — (of people or animals) perverse or obstinate
- conurbation — A conurbation consists of a large city together with the smaller towns around it.
- corbiculate — having corbiculae or pollen baskets
- corniculate — having horns or hornlike projections
- cornucopian — Classical Mythology. a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.
- cornucopias — Plural form of cornucopia.
- coronavirus — a type of airborne virus accounting for 10-30% of all colds
- corrugating — Present participle of corrugate.
- corrugation — a corrugating or being corrugated
- coruscating — A coruscating speech or performance is lively, intelligent, and impressive.
- coruscation — a gleam or flash of light
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- countervair — (heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.