10-letter words containing o, r, i, e
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- categorial — of or relating to a category
- categories — any general or comprehensive division; a class.
- categorise — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorist — a person who categorizes or inserts items in a list
- categorize — If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cefadroxil — A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cefuroxime — (pharmaceutical drug) A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
- ceilometer — a device for determining the cloud ceiling, esp by means of a reflected light beam
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- celeritous — (rare) Swift, speedy, fast.
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- censorship — Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way.
- centration — The tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation and neglect others.
- centrioles — Plural form of centriole.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- centronics — (company, hardware, printer) A company in Hudson N.H., USA, best known for designing the parallel interface for printers with the same name, found on many microcomputers.
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- 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)
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceriferous — producing or bearing wax
- certiorari — an order of a superior court directing that a record of proceedings in a lower court be sent up for review
- ceruminous — earwax.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- chairborne — having an administrative or desk job rather than a more active one
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- 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.
- chifferobe — a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- chifforobe — an article of furniture that comprises a chest of drawers and a wardrobe
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chironomer — a person who is skilled in chironomy
- chirurgeon — surgeon
- 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
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- choreiform — resembling the signs and indications of chorea