9-letter words containing a, c, e, l
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chainless — having no chain or chains
- chainlike — Having the form of a chain.
- chalcedon — ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- chalkface — the work or art of teaching in a school, esp classroom teaching as distinct from organizational responsibilities (esp in the phrase at the chalkface)
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- chalumeau — an early reed instrument, the precursor of the clarinet
- chalybean — of or relating to the Chalybes, an ancient tribe of central Asia noted for their skill with iron and steel
- chalybite — siderite (def 1).
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chamomile — camomile
- champleve — of or relating to a process of enamelling by which grooves are cut into a metal base and filled with enamel colours
- chanceful — eventful
- chanceler — Obsolete form of chancellor.
- chandelle — an abrupt climbing turn almost to the point of stalling, in which an aircraft's momentum is used to increase its rate of climb
- chandlers — Plural form of chandler.
- chandlery — the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler
- changable — Misspelling of changeable.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- channeler — a person or thing that channels; specif., a medium (sense 7)
- chantable — able to be chanted or sung
- chantlike — Resembling a chant.
- chapleted — wearing a wreath or garland on the head
- chapteral — of or pertaining to a chapter
- chargeful — onerous; expensive
- charleroi — a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province: centre of an industrial region. Pop: 200 608 (2004 est)
- charles i — title as Holy Roman Emperor of Charlemagne
- charles v — known as Charles the Wise. 1337–80, king of France (1364–80) during the Hundred Years' War
- charles x — title of Charles Gustavus. 1622–60, king of Sweden, who warred with Poland and Denmark in an attempt to create a unified Baltic state
- charleton — a male given name.
- charlotte — a baked dessert served hot or cold, commonly made with fruit and layers or a casing of bread or cake crumbs, sponge cake, etc
- charmless — If you say that something or someone is charmless, you mean that they are unattractive or uninteresting.
- chartable — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chartless — not mapped; uncharted
- chartulae — charta (def 2).
- chartwell — a house near Westerham in Kent: home for 40 years of Sir Winston Churchill
- chaseable — to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
- chasubles — Plural form of chasuble.
- chatelain — the keeper or governor of a castle
- chatlines — Plural form of chatline.
- checkable — capable of being checked, as by inquiry or verification: The fact is checkable from available records.
- checkrail — (in a window sash) a meeting rail, especially one closing against the corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap.
- cheerlead — to lead a crowd in formal cheers at sports events
- chelating — Having the ability to undergo chelation.
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chelators — Plural form of chelator.
- chelicera — one of a pair of appendages on the head of spiders and other arachnids: often modified as food-catching claws