11-letter words containing ce
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
- cerebriform — resembling the brain in texture or structure
- cerebroside — any glycolipid in which N-acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves
- ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- cereologist — Someone who studies crop circles, especially one who believes that they are not man-made or formed by other terrestrial processes.
- ceric oxide — a white or yellow solid used in ceramics, enamels, and radiation shields. Formula: CeO2
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
- cerro gordo — a mountain pass in E Mexico, between Veracruz and Jalapa: site of a battle in the Mexican War (1847) in which American forces under General Scott decisively defeated the Mexicans
- certainties — Plural form of certainty.
- certifiable — If you describe someone as certifiable, you think that their behaviour is extremely unreasonable or foolish.
- certifiably — capable of being certified.
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- certioraris — Plural form of certiorari.
- cervelliere — a close-fitting cap of mail or plate; coif.
- cervicalgia — Neck pain.
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- cesca chair — a chair, with or without arms, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928, having a cantilevered frame of chromium-plated or stainless tubular steel and a seat and back of bentwood-framed canework.
- ceteosaurus — a large dinosaur of the Jurassic period
- ceylon moss — a red East Indian seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, from which agar is made
- chalcedonic — Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
- chalcedonyx — a variety of chalcedony characterized by alternate stripes of black and white
- chancellery — A chancellery is the building where a chancellor has his offices.
- chancellors — Plural form of chancellor.
- chancellory — Alternative spelling of chancellery.
- chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
- change face — to rotate the telescope of a surveying instrument through 180° horizontally and vertically, taking a second sighting of the same object in order to reduce error
- chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
- cheekpieces — Plural form of cheekpiece.
- chelicerate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chelicerata, a subphylum of arthropods, including arachnids and the horseshoe crab, in which the first pair of limbs are modified as chelicerae
- chesspieces — Plural form of chesspiece.
- chest voice — a voice of the lowest speaking or singing register
- chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
- chip slicer — a machine or tool for cutting chips
- chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
- chloracetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- cinquecento — the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature
- cirencester — a market town in S England, in Gloucestershire: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 15 861 (2001)
- city center — The city center is the busiest part of a city, where most of the shops and businesses are.
- city centre — The city centre is the busiest part of a city, where most of the shops and businesses are.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- close brace — right brace
- co-producer — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coacervates — Plural form of coacervate.
- coadjacency — the state of two or more things being adjacent in experience or thought
- coal cellar — an underground room used for the storage of coal
- coalescence — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.