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10-letter words containing r, e, c, i

  • chain fern — any of several ferns of the genus Woodwardia, having a chainlike row of sori on either side of the midrib of each fertile leaflet.
  • chain gear — a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.
  • chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
  • chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
  • chairborne — having an administrative or desk job rather than a more active one
  • chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
  • chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
  • chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
  • chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
  • chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
  • chanceries — Plural form of chancery.
  • chandelier — A chandelier is a large, decorative frame which holds light bulbs or candles and hangs from the ceiling.
  • chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
  • charcutier — a pork butcher.
  • chari-nile — a group of languages of E Africa, now generally regarded as a branch of the Nilo-Saharan family, spoken in parts of the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and adjacent countries
  • charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
  • charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
  • charles ii — known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (875–877) and, as Charles I, king of France (843–877)
  • charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
  • charles ix — 1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
  • charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
  • charles xi — 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), who established an absolute monarchy and defeated Denmark (1678)
  • chartering — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
  • chattering — rapid and continuous talk
  • chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • check rail — (in a window sash) a meeting rail, especially one closing against the corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap.
  • checkering — Present participle of checker.
  • cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
  • cheeriness — The state of being cheery.
  • cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
  • cheesewire — a piece of wire used for cutting cheese
  • cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
  • chelicerae — one member of the first pair of usually pincerlike appendages of spiders and other arachnids.
  • chemiatric — healing by the use of chemicals
  • chequering — Present participle of chequer.
  • cher-river — a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
  • cherishing — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
  • cherry pie — any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope.
  • cherry-pie — a widely planted garden heliotrope, Heliotropium peruvianum
  • cherrylike — Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor.
  • cherrypick — Alternative spelling of cherry-pick.
  • cherubfish — a brilliantly colored butterflyfish, Centropyge argi, found in the West Indies: kept in home aquariums.
  • cherubical — Cherubic.
  • cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
  • cherublike — a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
  • chevaliers — Plural form of chevalier.
  • 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
  • chi-square — an inferential statistic common in survey research
  • chichester — a city in S England, administrative centre of West Sussex: Roman ruins; 11th-century cathedral; Festival Theatre. Pop: 27 477 (2001)
  • chickarees — Plural form of chickaree.
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