10-letter words starting with ca
- caesareans — Plural form of caesarean, an alternative capitalization of 'Caesarean'.
- caespitose — growing in dense tufts
- cafe creme — coffee with cream.
- cafeterias — Plural form of cafeteria.
- cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
- caffeinate — To add caffeine.
- caffeinism — caffeism
- cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
- caipirinha — A Brazilian cocktail made with cachaca, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and crushed ice.
- caipiroska — a cocktail drink containing vodka, lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice, based on the Caipirinha cocktail but with vodka replacing the Brazilian rum-like spirit Cachaça
- cajolement — The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
- cajolingly — In a cajoling manner.
- cake eater — a ladies' man.
- cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
- cake stand — a plate on a pedestal used for displaying cakes in a shop or café, or for special cakes such as wedding cakes
- calabashes — Plural form of calabash.
- calabooses — Plural form of calaboose.
- calamander — the hard black-and-brown striped wood of several trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. quaesita of India and Sri Lanka, used in making furniture: family Ebenaceae
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calamondin — a small citrus tree, Citrus mitis, of the Philippines
- calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- calcedonio — a type of Venetian opaque glassware, with veins of colour, intended to imitate chalcedony
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calceolate — shaped like a slipper, as the large, middle petal of an orchid
- calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
- calcifuges — Plural form of calcifuge.
- calcimined — Simple past tense and past participle of calcimine.
- calciminer — A person who calcimines.
- calcimines — Plural form of calcimine.
- calcinable — able to be calcined
- calcinosis — the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the tissues of the body
- calciphile — calcicole.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- calcitonin — a hormone secreted by the thyroid that inhibits the release of calcium from the skeleton and prevents a build-up of calcium in the blood
- calcitrant — Stubborn; refractory.
- calcitrate — (formal, ambitransitive) To kick.
- calcitriol — Biochemistry. a vitamin D compound, C 27 H 44 O 3 , occurring in humans as a hormone derived from cholesterol, that acts in the regulation and absorption of calcium.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- calculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calculate.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- calderdale — a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 193 200 (2003 est). Area: 364 sq km (140 sq miles)
- caledonian — of or relating to Scotland
- calefactor — a heater
- calendared — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
- calendarer — a person who calendars