10-letter words containing r, o, c, a, i
- chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
- charioteer — In ancient times, a charioteer was a chariot driver.
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- 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
- chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- chimborazo — an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft)
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chirograph — an indenture
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- 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
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- ciceronian — of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- circulator — a person who moves from place to place.
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clofibrate — a medication used in the treatment of heart disease
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- co-orbital — noting or pertaining to two or more celestial bodies that share or almost share an orbit.