11-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
- cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- causational — the action of causing or producing.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- cavernulous — possessing or being full of small cavities
- cavillation — any objection made to or dispute raised about trivial points or frivolities
- cavolo nero — an Italian variety of cabbage with dark green leaves
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- celebutante — a young woman from a wealthy background who becomes a celebrity
- celtiberian — a member of a Celtic people (Celtiberi) who inhabited the Iberian peninsula during classical times
- centennials — Plural form of centennial.
- centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralise.
- centralists — a centralizing system; centralization.
- centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralizer — A centralizer is a device fitted with a hinged collar to keep the casing or liner in the center of the wellbore.
- centralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralize.
- centre half — a defender who plays in the middle of the defence
- centrifical — Misspelling of centrifugal.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- centripetal — acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre
- centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
- cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
- chaenomeles — any of a genus of deciduous shrubs within the family Rosaceae, native to East Asia
- chain coral — coral of the extinct genus Halysites, from the Ordovician and Silurian periods, consisting of oval, laterally compressed corallites united to form a chainlike structure.
- chain plate — any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
- chain wheel — sprocket (def 1).
- chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
- chalcedonic — Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
- chalcedonyx — a variety of chalcedony characterized by alternate stripes of black and white
- chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
- challengers — Plural form of challenger.
- challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
- chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
- chameleonic — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- champollion — Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1790–1832, French Egyptologist, who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone
- chancellery — A chancellery is the building where a chancellor has his offices.
- chancellors — Plural form of chancellor.
- chancellory — Alternative spelling of chancellery.
- chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
- chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.