11-letter words containing a, l, n, c
- chandelling — Present participle of chandelle.
- chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
- chandlering — the work of a chandler
- changefully — In a changeful manner.
- changelings — Plural form of changeling.
- channel-hop — to change television channels repeatedly using a remote control device
- channelbill — a large, gray Australian cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, with a grooved bill.
- channelised — Simple past tense and past participle of channelise.
- channelized — Simple past tense and past participle of channelize.
- channelling — Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.
- chantefable — (in medieval French literature) a prose narrative interspersed with verse.
- chanterelle — any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Cantharellus, esp C. cibarius, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom: family Cantharellaceae
- chanticleer — a name for a cock, used esp in fables
- charlatanic — of or relating to a charlatan
- charlatanry — charlatanism.
- charlemagne — ?742–814 ad, king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe. Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- chelsea bun — a rolled yeast currant bun decorated with sugar
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chilblained — Afflicted with a chilblain.
- chinchillas — Plural form of chinchilla.
- chippendale — Chippendale is a style of furniture from the eighteenth century.
- chloanthite — a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chlorinator — That which chlorinates.
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- cinematical — Of or pertaining to the cinema; cinematic.
- circinately — In a circinate fashion.
- circulating — Moving about freely.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circumlunar — around or revolving around the moon
- cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- civilianize — to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary
- clackmannan — a town in E central Scotland, in Clackmannanshire. Pop: 3450 (2001)
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarificant — any substance for clarifying a liquid.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle