9-letter words containing a, c, l, i
- cagelings — Plural form of cageling.
- cailleach — an old woman
- calabrian — of or relating to Calabria or its inhabitants
- caladiums — Plural form of caladium.
- calamites — Plural form of calamite.
- calandria — a cylindrical vessel through which tubes pass, esp one forming part of an evaporator, heat exchanger, or nuclear reactor
- calcarine — resembling, related to, or having a calcar
- calcicole — any plant that thrives in lime-rich soils
- calcified — Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts.
- calcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify.
- calciform — Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
- calcifuge — any plant that thrives in acid soils but not in lime-rich soils
- calcimine — a white or pale tinted wash for walls
- calcining — Present participle of calcine.
- calciuria — (pathology) The presence of calcium salts in the urine (especially at an elevated level).
- caldarium — (in ancient Rome) a room for taking hot baths
- caledonia — Scotland
- calendric — Of or pertaining to a calendar.
- calfskins — Plural form of calfskin.
- caliatour — a tropical dyewood, possibly red sandalwood
- calibered — the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube: a pipe of three-inch caliber.
- calibrate — If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
- calicular — Relating to, or resembling, a cup.
- caliculus — calyculus (def 1).
- calimanco — calamanco.
- calimocho — a cocktail popular in Spanish-speaking countries, consisting of a mixture of cola and red wine
- caliology — the study of birds' nests
- calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
- caliphate — the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
- calixtine — a member of a body of Hussites in the 15th century holding that the chalice as well as the bread should be received by the laity in the Eucharist.
- call girl — A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
- call sign — A call sign is the letters and numbers which identify a person, vehicle, or organization that is broadcasting on the radio or sending messages by radio.
- call slip — a form for requesting a library book by title and call number
- call time — to suspend play temporarily
- call unix — (communications, tool) (cu) The original Unix virtual terminal utility. cu allows a user on one computer to log in to another connected via Ethernet, direct serial line or modem. It shares some configuration files with UUCP in order to be able to use the same connections without conflict.
- caller id — A telephone that has caller ID displays the telephone number and name of the person who is calling you.
- callidity — cunning or slyness
- calligram — a poem in which words are positioned so as to create a visual image of the subject on the page
- calliopes — Plural form of calliope.
- callipash — the part of a turtle next to the upper shield, consisting of a greenish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- callipers — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- callippus — flourished 4th century b.c, Greek astronomer.
- callosity — hardheartedness
- callusing — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- calmingly — in a calming manner
- calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
- calpurnia — flourished 1st century b.c, third wife of Julius Caesar 59–44. Compare Cornelia (def 2), Pompeia.
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- calvarial — relating to or belonging to the calvaria