11-letter words containing r, o, n
- chansonnier — a writer of chansons
- chaperonage — The state of being a chaperon.
- chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chaperonins — Plural form of chaperonin.
- characinoid — of or like a characin
- charactonym — a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character.
- chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chemosensor — A cell in a sense organ that can convert a chemical stimulus into some form of action.
- chernozemic — of or relating to a chernozem
- cherrystone — a small or not fully-grown edible clam of the genus Mercenaria, found in the waters off the Atlantic coast of North America
- chersoneses — Plural form of chersonese.
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chiffoniers — Plural form of chiffonier.
- chiffonnier — a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.
- chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
- chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
- chiromantic — relating to chiromancy
- chironomids — Plural form of chironomid.
- chiropteran — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlordecone — a highly toxic pesticide, C 10 H 10 O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chlorinator — That which chlorinates.
- chlorine 36 — the radioactive isotope of chlorine having a mass number 36 and a half-life of about 440,000 years, used chiefly as a tracer.
- chloroprene — a colourless liquid derivative of butadiene that is used in making neoprene rubbers; 2-chloro-1,2-butadiene. Formula: CH2:CHCCl:CH2
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- chlorphenol — chlorophenol.
- chlorpicrin — chloropicrin
- choir organ — a part of the full church organ, used for accompanying the choir
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- chondrocyte — A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
- chondroitin — an element that is present in cartilage
- chord organ — an electronic organ having a small keyboard for the right hand and for the left hand a set of buttons each of which produces a full chord when pushed.
- chordophone — any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar
- chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chromatinic — Of or pertaining to chromatin.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chronicling — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.