10-letter words containing r, o, l, c
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.
- crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
- crotalaria — a genus of plants and shrubs of the Fabaceae family with pods in which the seeds rattle
- crotchless — (of a garment) having a hole cut so as to leave the genitals uncovered.
- croton oil — a yellowish-brown oil obtained from the plant Croton tiglium, formerly used as a drastic purgative
- crown gall — a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
- crown land — (in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
- crown lens — a lens made of optical crown, esp the optical-crown part of a compound achromatic lens
- crumbcloth — a cloth placed under a dining table to protect the carpet from crumbs and other material
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cryptology — the study of secret codes or ciphers and the devices used to create and decipher them
- crystallo- — crystal
- cuculiform — of, relating to, or belonging to the order Cuculiformes, which includes the cuckoos
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- culiciform — resembling a gnat
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- cultriform — (botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
- cumuliform — resembling a cumulus cloud
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- curatorial — Curatorial means relating to curators and their work.
- cut flower — any pretty flower cut for a floral arrangement.
- cyberglove — (hardware, virtual reality) A data glove sold by Virtual Technologies. The spandex-like glove houses 18 sensors to track accurately just about every move your hand is capable of making. The accompanying software includes a three-dimensional hand model that can he added to any virtual reality application. The glove includes a mount for Polhemus and Ascension sensors.
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cyclometer — a device that records the number of revolutions made by a wheel and hence the distance travelled
- cycloramas — Plural form of cyclorama.
- cycloramic — a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cyclotrons — Plural form of cyclotron.
- cylindroid — a cylinder with an elliptical cross section
- cyrtostyle — a convex portico, as at an entrance.
- dancefloor — Alternative form of dance floor.
- dark cloud — grey clouds threatening rain
- decanormal — (of a solution) containing ten equivalent weights of solute per liter of solution.
- decinormal — having one tenth of the strength of a standard solution
- declarator — an action seeking to have some right, status, etc, judicially ascertained
- declinator — a piece of apparatus that establishes the measure of a plane's deviation from the prime vertical or the meridian
- decollator — (computing) a machine that decollates (separates) the parts of multipart computer printout and discards the carbon paper.
- decolorant — able to decolour or bleach
- decolorate — to change or fade in colour
- decolorize — to take the color out of, as by bleaching
- decompiler — (computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
- decorously — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- decreolize — to modify (a creole language) in the direction of a standard form of the language on which most of the vocabulary of the creole is based.
- defalcator — A defaulter or embezzler.
- deflectors — Plural form of deflector.
- deschooler — an advocate of deschooling
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dichlorvos — an organophosphate insecticide used to control garden and household pests and to treat worm infections