10-letter words containing on
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- ceredigion — a county of W Wales, on Cardigan Bay: created in 1996 from part of Dyfed; corresponds to the former Cardiganshire (abolished 1974): mainly agricultural, with the Cambrian Mountains in the E and N. Administrative centre: Aberaeron. Pop: 77 200 (2003 est). Area: 1793 sq km (692 sq miles)
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- cessations — Plural form of cessation.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- ceylon tea — a tea from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- chadderton — a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 33 001 (2001)
- chalazions — Plural form of chalazion.
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chalkstone — tophus
- chamaeleon — a faint constellation lying between Volans and the South celestial pole
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- chardonnay — a white grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
- chardonnet — (Louis Marie) Hilaire Bernigaud (ilɛr bɛrniɡo), Comte de. 1839–1924, French chemist and industrialist who produced rayon, the first artificial fibre
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chatterton — Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17
- cheekbones — Plural form of cheekbone.
- cheffonier — A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- cheongsams — Plural form of cheongsam.
- chersonese — (capital when part of a name)
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- 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
- chicharron — (in Mexican cooking) a piece of fried pork crackling.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- chiffonier — a tall, elegant chest of drawers, originally intended for holding needlework
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chironomer — a person who is skilled in chironomy
- chironomic — relating to chironomy
- chironomid — a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges
- chirurgeon — surgeon
- chirurgion — Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
- 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)
- chockstone — a stone securely jammed in a crack. It may vary in size from a pebble to a large boulder
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.