11-letter words containing u, n, c
- carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
- carbuncular — of, relating to, or resembling a carbuncle, especially having a carbuncle or a red and inflamed area.
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine
- carburetant — a substance, as gasoline or benzene, added to air or gas to carburet it
- carburetion — Carburetion is the process of fuel becoming vapor and mixing with a stream of air in a carburetor.
- carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- carunculate — having a caruncle.
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- castellanus — (of a cloud) having small turrets.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- catch up on — to engage in more (work, sleep, etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect
- catechumens — Plural form of catechumen.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- causational — the action of causing or producing.
- causticness — The state or quality of being caustic.
- cauterizing — Present participle of cauterize.
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- celebutante — a young woman from a wealthy background who becomes a celebrity
- cell fusion — the merging of two or more cells into a single cell.
- census data — the data generated by an official census
- centaurette — (fantasy) A female centaur.
- center jump — a jump ball between the centers of the opposing teams, held in the circle at the center of the court, as at the beginning of each period.
- centerpunch — to mark with a center punch.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- ch'ien lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
- ch'iungshan — Qiongshan.
- chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
- changefully — In a changeful manner.
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chauvinists — zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
- check up on — to examine the record, character, etc. of; investigate
- chelsea bun — a rolled yeast currant bun decorated with sugar
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- chewing gum — Chewing gum is a kind of sweet that you can chew for a long time. You do not swallow it.
- chicken out — If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
- chicken run — the departure of white residents from South Africa
- chikungunya — A viral disease resembling dengue, transmitted by mosquitoes and endemic in East Africa and parts of Asia.
- chin cactus — any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines.
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.