10-letter words containing s, c, i, o
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- crimsoning — Present participle of crimson.
- crinolines — Plural form of crinoline.
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- crisscross — to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
- cristiform — crest-shaped
- criterions — Plural form of criterion.
- crocodiles — Plural form of crocodile.
- crocosmias — Plural form of crocosmia.
- croissants — Plural form of croissant.
- crookesite — a rare mineral, selenide of copper, thallium, and silver, (Cu, Tl, Ag) 2 Se, occurring in steel-gray, compact masses.
- 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.
- cross vine — a woody bignoniaceous vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers
- cross wind — a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
- cross wire — cross hair (def 1).
- cross-file — to register as a candidate in more than one party's primary election
- cross-fire — lines of gunfire from two or more positions or combatants crossing one another, or a single one of such lines.
- cross-link — a chemical bond, atom, or group of atoms that connects two adjacent chains of atoms in a large molecule such as a polymer or protein
- cross-vein — a transverse vein that connects adjacent longitudinal veins in the wing of an insect.
- cross-vine — a climbing or creeping woody vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the bignonia family, having yellow-red trumpet-shaped flowers and a stem that shows a crosslike arrangement in cross section.
- crossbills — Plural form of crossbill.
- crossbirth — any abnormal labour in which the child is positioned across the uterus
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crossfield — (in sport) across the field of play
- crossfires — Plural form of crossfire.
- crosshairs — 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.
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.
- crosspiece — a transverse beam, joist, etc
- crosswinds — Plural form of crosswind.
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cryogenics — Cryogenics is a branch of physics that studies what happens to things at extremely low temperatures.
- cryogenist — of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
- cryoscopic — Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
- cryostasis — the deep-freezing of human bodies or other organisms at death; cryonics.
- cryostatic — of or relating to a cryostat
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- cupidinous — having a great desire or cupidity
- curiousest — (non-standard) Superlative form of curious.
- curiousity — Misspelling of curiosity.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- cushioning — Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something.
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- customised — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- customized — modified according to a customer's individual requirements
- customizer — a person who customizes
- customizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of customize.
- cyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of a cyclone.