11-letter words containing t, e, o, c, a
- centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
- centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
- centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
- certioraris — Plural form of certiorari.
- ceteosaurus — a large dinosaur of the Jurassic period
- chaetognath — any small wormlike marine invertebrate of the phylum Chaetognatha, including the arrowworms, having a coelom and a ring of bristles around the mouth
- chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
- chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
- chamber pot — A chamber pot is a round container shaped like a very large cup. Chamber pots used to be kept in bedrooms so that people could urinate in them instead of having to leave their room during the night.
- chamber-pot — a portable container, especially for urine, used in bedrooms.
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- chansonette — a little song
- chaoticness — The state or quality of being chaotic.
- charioteers — Plural form of charioteer.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chart house — a room or deckhouse for storing and working with charts, navigational instruments, etc.
- chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
- chateauroux — a town in central France: 10th-century castle (Château-Raoul). Pop: 46 386 (2009)
- chatterbots — Plural form of chatterbot.
- cheektowaga — a town in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- chemiotaxis — Dated form of chemotaxis.
- chemotactic — oriented movement toward or away from a chemical stimulus.
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- china stone — a type of kaolinized granitic rock containing unaltered plagioclase
- chiropteran — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats
- chloanthite — a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
- chloracetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- choanocytes — Plural form of choanocyte.
- chocolatier — a person or company that makes or sells chocolate
- choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
- cholestasis — the medical condition characterized by the inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver due to blockage or impairment
- cholestatic — of or relating to cholestasis
- chrome tape — magnetic recording tape coated with chrome dioxide
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
- cinefaction — (obsolete, rare) cineration; reduction to ashes.
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.