10-letter words containing r, e, t, n, c
- betancourt — Rómulo [rom-yuh-loh;; Spanish raw-moo-law] /ˈrɒm yəˌloʊ;; Spanish ˈrɔ muˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1908–81, Venezuelan journalist and political leader: president of Venezuela 1945–48 and 1959–64.
- bicornuate — Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
- biocentric — centered in life; having life as its principal fact.
- black tern — a small tern with a black head and body, Chlidonias niger, found on all continents except Australasia
- bracketing — a set of brackets
- branchiate — having gills.
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- cabineteer — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of a governmental cabinet.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- cameration — vaulting
- cancerette — (slang, derogatory) A cigarette.
- cancerroot — any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, especially O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.
- canecutter — any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.
- cankerroot — goldthread.
- cannisters — Plural form of cannister.
- cant frame — any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore-and-aft direction.
- cantalever — any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- cantatrice — a female singer, esp a professional soloist
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- cantor set — the set obtained from the closed interval from 0 to 1 by removing the middle third from the interval, then the middle third from each of the two remaining sets, and continuing the process indefinitely.
- carbonated — Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- carbonates — a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- carbonette — a ball of compressed coal dust used as fuel
- caretaking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- carmarthen — a market town in S Wales, the administrative centre of Carmarthenshire: Norman castle. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- carotenoid — any of a group of red or yellow pigments, including carotenes, found in plants and certain animal tissues
- carpenters — Plural form of carpenter.
- carpentier — Georges (ʒɔrʒ), known as Gorgeous Georges. 1894–1975, French boxer: world light-heavyweight champion (1920–22)
- carthamine — a yellow or red dye obtained from safflower
- cartoneros — Plural form of cartonero.
- cartonnage — The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
- cartonnier — an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- catarrhine — (of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face
- catenarian — the downward curve formed by chain or cord being fixed at two points
- catenaries — Plural form of catenary.
- catnappers — Plural form of catnapper.
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- celebrants — Plural form of celebrant.
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- center bit — a bit with a sharp, projecting center point and cutting wings on either side
- center pin — a cylindrical device passing through the center plates of both the body bolster and the truck bolster, permitting the truck to swivel beneath the car body while the stress is taken by the center plate.
- centerfire — designating a cartridge with the primer set in the center of the base
- centerfold — A centerfold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.