12-letter words containing a, o, l
- 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)
- clavicembalo — a harpsichord.
- 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
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
- 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 combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
- 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-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- 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
- closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clothes rack — a framework for holding or displaying clothes in a shop
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- cobalt bloom — erythrite (def 1)
- 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.
- coccobacilli — a spherelike bacillus.
- cocktail bar — a bar which serves cocktails
- coconut palm — A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.
- cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- coelenterata — the phylum comprising the coelenterates.
- coelenterate — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata), having a saclike body with a single opening (mouth), which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals
- coffee royal — café royale.
- coffee table — A coffee table is a small low table in a living room.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- colacobiosis — (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.