10-letter words that end in r
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- coreceptor — (molecular biology) A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell.
- corn borer — the larva of a European moth (Ostrinia nubilalis), now a destructive pest in the U.S., feeding on corn and other plants
- corn color — light yellow.
- corn flour — flour made from corn
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- corndodger — a small cake of cornmeal, baked or fried hard
- cornflower — Cornflowers are small plants with flowers that are usually blue.
- cornhusker — a person or machine that strips cornhusks from ears of maize
- corporator — a member of a corporation
- corregidor — an island at the entrance to Manila Bay, in the Philippines: site of the defeat of American forces by the Japanese (1942) in World War II
- correlator — a device that locates leaks in water or gas lines through noise detection
- corrugator — a muscle whose contraction causes wrinkling of the brow
- cotransfer — a simultaneous transfer of multiple genes
- cotylosaur — any of various members of the extinct order of primitive and massive reptiles known as Cotylosauria, which lived between the Carboniferous and Triassic ages
- coulometer — an electrolytic cell for measuring the magnitude of an electric charge by determining the total amount of decomposition resulting from the passage of the charge through the cell
- councillor — A councillor is a member of a local council.
- counseller — Archaic spelling of counsellor.
- counsellor — A counsellor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- counselour — Alternative form of counselor.
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- covenanter — a person upholding the National Covenant of 1638 or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 between Scotland and England to establish and defend Presbyterianism
- covenantor — a party who makes a promise and who is to perform the obligation expressed in a covenant
- cow killer — a large velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting
- cowcatcher — a metal frame on the front of a locomotive to clear the track of animals or other obstructions
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- craft beer — a specialized beer produced in limited quantities by a small, usually independent brewery
- craft fair — A craft fair is an event at which people sell goods they have made.
- crepe hair — artificial hair, usually plaited and made of wool or vegetable fibre, used in theatrical make-up
- crevecoeur — Miˈchel Guilˈlaume Jean de (miˈʃɛl giˈjoʊm ʒɑ̃ də) ; mēshelˈ gēyōmˈ zhän də) (pseud. J. Hector St. John) 1735-1813; Am. essayist & agriculturist, born in France
- criticiser — (British) alternative spelling of criticizer.
- criticizer — to censure or find fault with.
- cropduster — an aeroplane used to spray crops with fertilizer or insecticide
- cross hair — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- cross over — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- cross-over — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- crossfader — (music) A device consisting of two volume controls which control separate records, allowing the DJ to change the source of the sound between the records.
- crowkeeper — a person who guards crops from crows
- cruise car — an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- ct scanner — computerized tomography scanner: an X-ray machine that can produce stereographic images
- cub master — a man who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- cuirassier — a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- curl paper — a strip of paper used to roll up and set a section of hair, usually wetted, into a curl
- curricular — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- custom car — a car that is built to the buyer's own specifications
- customizer — a person who customizes