12-letter words containing a, n, c, o, l
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- chlorocarbon — a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.
- chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- clarion call — A clarion call is a strong and emotional appeal to people to do something.
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
- clean bowled — bowled by a ball that breaks the wicket without hitting the batsman or his bat
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- close season — In football and some other sports, the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.