10-letter words containing s, i, r, l, o
- celeritous — (rare) Swift, speedy, fast.
- centrioles — Plural form of centriole.
- charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- choirgirls — Plural form of choirgirl.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- chorrillos — a city in W central Peru.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clitorises — the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- cloisterer — a person who lives in a cloister
- cloistress — a nun
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- collieries — Plural form of colliery.
- colonisers — Plural form of coloniser.
- colonizers — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- coloristic — having to do with color or the use of color
- colorslide — a color transparency, mounted usually between cardboard or plastic masks or glass plates, for projection onto a screen.
- colourings — Plural form of colouring.
- consimilar — similar; alike
- consortial — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- coprolites — Plural form of coprolite.
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- cordeliers — a Franciscan friar: so called from the knotted cord worn as a girdle.
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- cornfields — Plural form of cornfield.
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- corrosible — corrodible
- corylopsis — any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Corylopsis, which are found in eastern Asia and have yellow flowers
- councilors — Plural form of councilor.
- courtliest — Superlative form of courtly.
- cover slip — Microscopy. cover glass.
- crinolines — Plural form of crinoline.
- crocodiles — Plural form of crocodile.
- cross-file — to register as a candidate in more than one party's primary election
- 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
- crossbills — Plural form of crossbill.
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crossfield — (in sport) across the field of play
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.