8-letter words containing r, t, c
- chlorite — any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
- chordata — the phylum comprising the chordates.
- chordate — any animal of the phylum Chordata, including the vertebrates and protochordates, characterized by a notochord, dorsal tubular nerve cord, and pharyngeal gill slits
- chortled — to chuckle gleefully.
- chortler — One who chortles.
- chortles — Plural form of chortle.
- choultry — Alternative form of choltry.
- chretien — (Joseph Jacques) Jean. born 1934, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- christen — When a baby is christened, he or she is given a name during the Christian ceremony of baptism. Compare baptize.
- christer — a Christian, esp. one actively engaged in proselytizing or evangelizing
- christie — Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)
- christly — of Jesus Christ; Christlike
- christo- — indicating or relating to Christ
- chromate — any salt or ester of chromic acid. Simple chromate salts contain the divalent ion, CrO42–, and are orange
- chromite — a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
- chrystal — Obsolete spelling of crystal.
- chubster — An overweight person.
- chunters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chunter.
- chytrids — Plural form of chytrid.
- cicatrix — the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
- cilantro — Cilantro is the leaves of the coriander plant that are used as an herb.
- cincture — something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
- circlets — Plural form of circlet.
- circuits — Plural form of circuit.
- circuity — (of speech, reasoning, etc) a roundabout or devious quality
- circulet — Obsolete form of circlet.
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cisterns — Plural form of cistern.
- cistrons — Plural form of cistron.
- citharas — Plural form of cithara.
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- citrated — treated with a citrate
- citrates — Plural form of citrate.
- citreous — of a greenish-yellow colour; citron
- citrines — Plural form of citrine.
- citrinin — an antibiotic derived from the fungus Penicillium citrinum
- citruses — Plural form of citrus.
- citrussy — having or resembling the taste or colour of a citrus fruit
- citterns — Plural form of cittern.
- cityward — towards a city
- clairaut — Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- clairton — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- clarting — Present participle of clart.
- clathrin — a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.
- clatters — Plural form of clatter.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- claustra — barrier.
- clearcut — Alternative spelling of clear cut.