11-letter words containing s, c, i, u
- capsulizing — Present participle of capsulize.
- 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
- cartularies — Plural form of cartulary.
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- 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
- casuistical — Casuistic.
- casus belli — an event or act used to justify a war
- catacaustic — (of a caustic curve or surface) formed by reflected light rays
- caudillismo — a political system organized under the rule of a caudillo
- caulicolous — living or growing on other plants' stems
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- causability — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causalities — the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
- causational — the action of causing or producing.
- causatively — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- caustically — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- causticness — The state or quality of being caustic.
- cell fusion — the merging of two or more cells into a single cell.
- celliferous — making or bearing cells
- centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- ch'iungshan — Qiongshan.
- chart music — songs that feature in the music charts
- chauvinists — zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chequerwise — in the manner of a chequerboard
- chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
- chin cactus — any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines.
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
- chinquapins — Plural form of chinquapin.
- chirrupings — Plural form of chirruping.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chukchi sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cincinnatus — Lucius Quinctius (ˈluːsɪəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?519–438 bc, Roman general and statesman, regarded as a model of simple virtue; dictator of Rome during two crises (458; 439), retiring to his farm after each one
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- circuitries — Plural form of circuitry.
- circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.