12-letter words containing a, o, l
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chloric acid — a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
- 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.
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chlorocarbon — a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.
- chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
- chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
- 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.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chook raffle — a raffle for which the main prize is a roast chicken
- chorological — relating to the place where something can be found
- 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
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chromophilia — the property of staining readily.
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chylocaulous — having fleshy stems.
- 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
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- 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
- clap hold of — to grasp suddenly or forcibly
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- 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.
- 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.
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- class object — (programming) In object-oriented programming, an object of class "class" that represents a class at run time. The existence of class objects allows introspection - the ability for a program to discover and modify attributes of its own code. (See self-modifying code). A class object may also be used for "housekeeping" tasks like keeping count of how many objects of the class have been created, though this may also be done by some kind of collection object. A class method is a method that operates on class objects.