11-letter words containing r, u, c
- calculators — Plural form of calculator.
- calculatory — the act or process of calculating; computation.
- californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
- call around — If you call around, you phone several people, usually when you are trying to organize something or to find some information.
- call number — the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- camera tube — the part of a television camera that converts an optical image into an electrical signal
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- can crusher — a device which presses empty metal food containers in order to reduce their volume before they are disposed of
- canalicular — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a canaliculus.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
- candidature — Candidature means the same as candidacy.
- cane-cutter — any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.
- canopic urn — an urn used in ancient Egypt to hold and preserve the internal organs of the mummified dead
- caper sauce — sauce flavoured with capers
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- caprimulgid — (zoology) Any of the Caprimulgidae, or nightjar family.
- car journey — a trip or voyage made by automobile
- carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
- carbuncular — of, relating to, or resembling a carbuncle, especially having a carbuncle or a red and inflamed area.
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetant — a substance, as gasoline or benzene, added to air or gas to carburet it
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
- carburetter — Alternative spelling of carburetor.
- carburettor — A carburettor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and petrol are mixed together to form a vapour which can be burned.
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- cardophagus — a donkey
- carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
- carefullest — Superlative form of careful.
- carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- caricatural — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- caricatures — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- carpophorus — an epithet of both Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, meaning “fruit-bearer.”.
- cartularies — Plural form of cartulary.
- carunculate — having a caruncle.
- carvelbuilt — Alternative form of carvel-built.
- cassiodorus — Flavius Magnus Aurelius (ˈfleɪvɪəs ˈmæɡnəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs). ?490–?585 ad, Roman statesman, writer, and monk; author of Variae, a collection of official documents written for the Ostrogoths
- casual wear — informal articles of clothing or footwear
- casual work — temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
- casual-wear — clothing designed for wear on informal occasions.
- cat burglar — A cat burglar is a thief who steals from houses or other buildings by climbing up walls and entering through windows or through the roof.