12-letter words containing t, r, i, c
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- christophene — chayote.
- chromaticism — the use of chromatic tones.
- chromaticity — the quality of a colour or light with reference to its purity and its dominant wavelength
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
- chronotropic — affecting the rate or timing of a physiologic process, as the heart rate.
- churchianity — loyalty to the church rather than Christianity
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- chymotryptic — relating to chymotrypsin
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- cinque terre — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circulatable — Capable of being circulated.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumcenter — the center of a circumscribed circle; that point where any two perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a polygon inscribed in the circle intersect.
- circumcentre — the centre of a circumscribed circle
- circumfluent — flowing around; surrounding; encompassing
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- circumjacent — surrounding; lying around
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumnutate — to rotate slightly on a central axis
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- circumrotate — to turn like a wheel; rotate
- circumscript — Rare. limited or confined.
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- circus catch — a spectacular or difficult catch, esp. one made by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football
- cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
- cirrostratus — a uniform layer of cloud above about 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
- citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
- citriculture — the cultivation of citrus fruits
- citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
- citrus fruit — any fruit belonging to the genus Citrus
- city dweller — a resident or inhabitant of a city
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
- civic center — In a city or town, a civic center is a building or buildings that contain local government offices and often recreational or cultural facilities for the public.
- civic centre — the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration
- civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- civvy street — People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
- claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.