10-letter words containing t, r, u, n
- button ear — a dog's ear that folds forward completely.
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- canecutter — any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- centrifuge — A centrifuge is a machine that spins mixtures of different substances around very quickly so that they separate by centrifugal force.
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chuntering — to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- chuttering — Present participle of chutter.
- cincturing — Present participle of cincture.
- circuiting — Present participle of circuit.
- circuition — (archaic) The act of going round; a circuit, an encircling.
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- citrulline — an amino acid that occurs in watermelons and is an intermediate in the formation of urea. Formula: NH2CONH(CH2)3CHNH2COOH
- clustering — cluster
- cluttering — A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
- co-routine — a section of a computer program similar to but differing from a subroutine in that it can be left and re-entered at any point
- co-venture — a business project or enterprise undertaken jointly by two or more companies, each sharing in the capitalization and in any profits or losses.
- comminutor — a machine that pulverizes solids, as in waste treatment.
- concurrent — Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time.
- conductors — a person who conducts; a leader, guide, director, or manager.
- conductour — Obsolete form of conductor.
- conjecture — A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- conjurator — a person who, through oath, is bound to others, esp a member of a group plotting a conspiracy
- connatural — having a similar nature or origin
- consortium — A consortium is a group of people or firms who have agreed to co-operate with each other.
- constructs — Plural form of construct.
- construing — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- consultory — consultative
- contexture — the fact, process, or manner of weaving or of being woven together
- contouring — Present participle of contour.
- contrecoup — an injury, esp to the brain, that occurs at the opposite side of the body from that which was struck
- contribute — If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- coroutines — Plural form of coroutine.
- corrupting — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- coulterneb — The puffin.
- counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- counterbid — A counterbid is a bid that is made in response to a bid from another person or group, offering the seller more advantages.
- counterbug — (humour) A bug used as a relpy to refute another person's bug report, as in "counterargument".