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12-letter words containing a, l, r, e

  • charles epee — Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.
  • charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
  • charles' law — the principle that all gases expand equally for the same rise of temperature if they are held at constant pressure: also that the pressures of all gases increase equally for the same rise of temperature if they are held at constant volume. The law is now known to be only true for ideal gases
  • charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
  • charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
  • chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
  • chattel real — an interest in land less than a freehold, such as a lease
  • cheerleaders — Plural form of cheerleader.
  • cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
  • chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
  • cherubically — In a cherubic way.
  • chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
  • child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
  • childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
  • childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
  • chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
  • chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
  • chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
  • chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
  • chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
  • chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
  • chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
  • chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
  • choke collar — a training collar for a dog, that tightens when the dog strains at the leash
  • cholerically — In a choleric manner.
  • chook raffle — a raffle for which the main prize is a roast chicken
  • chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
  • cigar flower — the common name for a small, shrubby plant, Cuphea ignea, of the loosestrife family, native to Mexico and Jamaica, grown as an ornamental and houseplant: named for its red tubular flowers that resemble cigars.
  • cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
  • circle graph — pie chart.
  • circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
  • circularises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularise.
  • circularized — Simple past tense and past participle of circularize.
  • circularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularize.
  • circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
  • circulatable — Capable of being circulated.
  • circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
  • claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
  • clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
  • clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
  • clam chowder — chowder containing clams
  • clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
  • clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
  • clamjamphrie — rubbish
  • clapper rail — a long-billed rail, Rallus longirostris, of coastal marshes of the Americas, having a harsh, cackling cry.
  • clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
  • claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
  • clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
  • clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
  • clavieristic — relating to a clavier
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