10-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- chatelaine — A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chavelling — Present participle of chavel.
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- chilblains — Plural form of chilblain.
- chillaxing — Present participle of chillax.
- chilognath — any member of the diplopod subclass Chilognatha, including millipedes having exoskeletons heavily sclerotized with calcium carbonate.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- china blue — a bright greenish blue.
- china clay — kaolin.
- china silk — a lightweight silk fabric constructed in plain weave, often used for linings, blouses, slips, etc.
- chinchilla — A chinchilla is a small furry animal that is bred for its valuable fur.
- chine nual — (documentation) /sheen'yu-*l/ (MIT) The LISP Machine Manual, so called because the title was wrapped around the cover so only those letters showed on the front.
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cinderella — If you describe a person or organization as a Cinderella, you mean that they receive very little attention and that they deserve to receive more.
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- circannual — noting or pertaining to a biological activity or cycle that recurs yearly.
- circensial — relating to the Roman circuses
- citational — pertaining to citation
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- clactonian — one of the Lower Palaeolithic cultures found in England, characterized by the use of chopper tools
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clankingly — With a clanking sound.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clanswoman — a woman belonging to a clan
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clarenceux — the second King-of-Arms in England
- clarifying — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- class rank — a student's rank among others of the same year based on a numeric grade point average
- classiness — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- clattering — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- clay stone — argillite.