10-letter words containing s, o, c, e, r
- centrioles — Plural form of centriole.
- centronics — (company, hardware, printer) A company in Hudson N.H., USA, best known for designing the parallel interface for printers with the same name, found on many microcomputers.
- centrosome — a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- ceratosaur — a carnivorous, swift-running North American theropod dinosaur of the genus Ceratosaurus and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a large skull with a short horn between the nostrils and a bony knob in front of each eye, and reaching a length of 20 feet (6.1 meter).
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceriferous — producing or bearing wax
- ceruminous — earwax.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- chaparejos — chaps1
- chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
- chargeoffs — Plural form of chargeoff.
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charlottes — Plural form of charlotte.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- checkrooms — Plural form of checkroom.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- chernozems — Plural form of chernozem.
- chersonese — (capital when part of a name)
- chervonets — (formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- chesterton — G(ilbert) K(eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
- christophe — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader; king of Haiti (1811–20)
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chromosome — A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chronicles — either of two historical books (I and II Chronicles) of the Old Testament
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- 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
- chunderous — nauseating
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- cis person — a person who is cisgender or cissexual.
- clearstory — clerestory
- clerestory — a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof
- 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