10-letter words containing t, n, o
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- 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)
- chervonets — (formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles
- chesterton — G(ilbert) K(eith). 1874–1936, English essayist, novelist, poet, and critic
- chevrotain — any small timid ruminant artiodactyl mammal of the genera Tragulus and Hyemoschus, of S and SE Asia: family Tragulidae. They resemble rodents, and the males have long tusklike upper canines
- chief town — a town or city that is the administrative centre of a region
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- chitarrone — a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
- chittagong — a port in E Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal: industrial centre. Pop: 4 171 000 (2005 est)
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chlorinity — the amount of chlorine present in water, esp sea-water
- choanocyte — any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum
- chockstone — a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
- chokepoint — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chronicity — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chronotron — a gadget that, by contrasting electrical pulsations, can calculate very short periods of time
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- cineration — The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.
- circuition — (archaic) The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- cispontine — on the near side of the bridge
- citational — pertaining to citation
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- clactonian — one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools
- clay stone — argillite.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- claystones — argillite.
- clingstone — a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone
- clinkstone — a variety of phonolite that makes a metallic sound when struck
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- clinostats — Plural form of clinostat.
- clip joint — a place, such as a nightclub or restaurant, in which customers are overcharged
- clonotypes — Plural form of clonotype.
- close-knit — A close-knit group of people are closely linked, do things together, and take an interest in each other.
- clothbound — (of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.
- clottiness — the condition of being clotty
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- cnidocysts — a nematocyst.
- co-captain — a joint captain
- co-edition — a title published jointly by two publishers
- co-partner — a partner or associate, as in a business.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.