10-letter words containing r, o, c, a, i
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- cordiality — warmth of feeling
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- cordillera — a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- corelation — a correlation
- corelative — correlative
- coriaceous — of or resembling leather
- corigliano — John Paul, born 1938, U.S. composer.
- corinthian — of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- coronaries — Plural form of coronary.
- coronatine — A polycyclic phytotoxin, produced by some forms of Pseudomonas, that can induce chlorosis.
- coronating — having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- coronation — A coronation is the ceremony at which a king or queen is crowned.
- corotation — the act of corotating
- corralling — an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- corriedale — a breed of sheep reared for both wool and meat, originally developed in New Zealand and Australia
- corrigenda — Plural form of corrigendum.
- cortically — Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
- corticated — having a cortex.
- corybantic — frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- cosmic ray — a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high-energy atomic nuclei.
- cosmoramic — of or relating to a cosmorama
- costa rica — a republic in Central America: gained independence from Spain in 1821; mostly mountainous and volcanic, with extensive forests. Official language: Spanish. Official religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: colón. Capital: San José. Pop: 4 695 942 (2013 est). Area: 50 900 sq km (19 652 sq miles)
- costarring — Present participle of costar.
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- coterminal — having the same border or covering the same area.
- coumarilic — coumaric
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- covariance — a measure of the association between two random variables, equal to the expected value of the product of the deviations from the mean of the two variables, and estimated by the sum of products of deviations from the sample mean for associated values of the two variables, divided by the number of sample points. Written as Cov (X, Y)
- covariates — Plural form of covariate.
- cowfeteria — a calf feeder with multiple teats
- cramp iron — a piece of iron with bent ends for holding together building stones or the like.
- craniology — the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
- craniotomy — any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
- creational — Of, or pertaining to creation.
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- crematoria — a crematory.
- cribration — the action of sifting, esp (in pharmacy) to separate finer particles of a drug from coarser particles
- crinoidean — of or relating to the Crinoidea, an order of echinoderms
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- crocosmias — Plural form of crocosmia.
- croissants — Plural form of croissant.
- cross hair — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.