11-letter words containing c, o, u, e
- carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
- cauliflower — Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- cell fusion — the merging of two or more cells into a single cell.
- celliferous — making or bearing cells
- centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
- cerebellous — of or relating to the cerebellum
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- ceteosaurus — a large dinosaur of the Jurassic period
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chart house — a room or deckhouse for storing and working with charts, navigational instruments, etc.
- chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
- chateauroux — a town in central France: 10th-century castle (Château-Raoul). Pop: 46 386 (2009)
- check up on — to examine the record, character, etc. of; investigate
- cheek pouch — a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents and some other mammals: used for holding food
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- cheque book — A cheque book is a book of cheques which your bank gives you so that you can pay for things by cheque.
- chequerwork — any work that resembles a chequerboard in pattern
- chicken out — If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
- chilled out — relaxed
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- choukoutien — Wade-Giles. Zhoukoudian.
- chrome alum — a violet-red crystalline substance, used as a mordant in dyeing. Formula: KCr(SO4)2.12H2O
- chucker-out — a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering
- chucklesome — amusing; full of humour
- chug report — (humour) From "chug" - to drink heavily. A bug report whose the submitter is thought to have had one too many. Not as bad as a drug report.
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- churchgoers — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- cinquecento — the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club