13-letter words containing t, i, e, o
- certificatory — Serving to certify something.
- cerumenolytic — (pharmacology) A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chalcostibite — a mineral, antimony copper sulfide, CuSbS 2 , occurring in lead-gray crystals.
- chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
- changing tone — cambiata.
- changing-note — cambiata.
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- checkout girl — a female employee who works on a supermarket checkout
- checkout line — A checkout line is a line of customers waiting to pay at a checkout counter.
- checkpointing — Present participle of checkpoint.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- cheviot hills — a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland, mainly in Northumberland
- chicago steak — a strip steak or, sometimes, a shell steak.
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- cinnamon teal — a small, freshwater, wild duck, Anas cyanoptera, of North and South America, having chiefly cinnamon-red plumage.
- circumlocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumlocute.
- circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- civic society — an organization founded to promote the interests of a local community
- civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
- claim to fame — Someone's claim to fame is something quite important or interesting that they have done or that is connected with them.
- class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
- clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
- cleistogamous — having small, unopened, self-pollinating flowers, usually in addition to the showier flowers
- cleistothecia — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatic zone — any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate
- cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
- clippety-clop — the sound struck by the hoofs of a horse trotting on pavement, or any staccato, rhythmic sound resembling it.
- clistothecium — cleistothecium.
- clonogenicity — (uncountable) The ability of a cell to form clones.
- close-fitting — Close-fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body.
- cluster point — a point of a net having the property that the net is frequently in each neighborhood of the point.
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cobelligerent — a country fighting in a war on the side of another country
- cocaine habit — an addiction to cocaine