10-letter words that end in a
- candelilla — either of two wax-coated Mexican shrubs, Euphorbia antisyphilitica or Pedilanthus pavonis (or bracteatus)
- canophilia — the love of dogs
- canophobia — an abnormal fear of dogs
- canzonetta — a short cheerful or lively song, typically of the 16th to 18th centuries
- capablanca — José Raúl (xoˈse raˈul), called Capa or the Chess Machine 1888–1942, Cuban chess player; world champion 1921–27
- cappadocia — an ancient region of E Asia Minor famous for its horses
- cardialgia — pain in or near the heart
- caricatura — a caricature
- casabianca — Louis de [lwee duh] /lwi də/ (Show IPA), c1755–98, French naval officer.
- casablanca — a port in NW Morocco, on the Atlantic: largest city in the country; industrial centre. Pop: 3 523 000 (2003)
- cascarilla — a West Indian euphorbiaceous shrub, Croton eluteria, whose bitter aromatic bark is used as a tonic
- cassapanca — a carved bench of the Italian Renaissance, the seat of which is used as a chest.
- cassiopeia — the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
- cataphasia — a speech disorder in which a person constantly repeats a word or phrase.
- cataplasia — the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form
- category a — (of a prisoner) regarded as highly dangerous and therefore requiring constant observation and maximum security
- celtic sea — the relatively shallow part of the Atlantic Ocean lying between S Ireland, SW Wales, Cornwall, and W Brittany
- 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)
- ceylon tea — a tea from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- chachalaca — any of several slender guans of the genus Ortalis, of Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas, having loud, harsh cries.
- charismata — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- chautauqua — (in the US, formerly) a summer school or educational meeting held in the summer
- chinachina — the bark of the chinchona tree
- chinandega — a city in W Nicaragua.
- chinchilla — A chinchilla is a small furry animal that is bred for its valuable fur.
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chiricahua — a member of an Apache Indian group, formerly located in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, now living primarily in Oklahoma and New Mexico.
- chromonema — a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
- chuckwalla — a lizard, Sauromalus obesus, that has an inflatable body and inhabits desert regions of the southwestern US: family Iguanidae (iguanas)
- chupacabra — An animal said to exist in parts of Latin America, where it supposedly attacks animals, especially goats.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cibophobia — The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- cimicifuga — Any member of the genus Cimicifuga of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
- cinderella — If you describe a person or organization as a Cinderella, you mean that they receive very little attention and that they deserve to receive more.
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- clarabella — an eight-foot flute stop on an organ
- cleggmania — the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, after a series of live televised debates preceding the 2010 British general election
- clinomania — An excessive desire to remain in bed.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cochabamba — a city in central Bolivia. Pop: 561 000 (2005 est)
- cochlearia — Plural form of cochlearium.
- coenzyme a — a constituent of biological cells that functions as the agent of acylation in metabolic reactions
- coleoptera — the largest order in the animal kingdom; the beetles
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- collembola — Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.
- coloratura — Coloratura is very complicated and difficult music for a solo singer, especially in opera.
- columbaria — Irregular plural form of columbarium.
- comedietta — a short comic stage or musical production