7-letter words containing c, a, i, l
- logical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- lucania — an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- lucinda — a female given name, form of Lucy.
- lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- lyrical — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- maclisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp developed at MIT AI Lab in 1966, known for its efficiency and programming facilities. MacLisp was later used by Project MAC, Mathlab and Macsyma. It ran on the PDP-10. It introduced the LEXPR (a function with variable arity), macros, arrays, and CATCH/THROW. MacLisp was one of two main branches of LISP (the other being Interlisp). In 1981 Common LISP was begun in an effort to combine the best features of both.
- magical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- malachi — a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
- malacia — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
- malefic — productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
- malices — desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
- malicho — mischief or wrongdoing
- malonic — of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- meilhac — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- melanic — Pathology. melanotic.
- metical — a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- michael — a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- mimical — mimic.
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- miscall — to call by a wrong name.
- mitilac — (language) An early system on the IBM 650.
- mochila — a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- musical — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
- myalgic — Pertaining to myalgia.
- mycelia — Plural form of mycelium.
- nalchik — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in N Caucasia, N of the Georgian Republic. 4747 sq. mi. (12,295 sq. km). Capital: Nalchik.
- nicolai — (Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- nicolas — a masculine name
- nicolay — John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- niladic — (programming) A less common synonym for "nullary", presumably following the more common monadic, dyadic, etc. The term was in use as early as 1976, and probably originated in APL.
- nodical — of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- offical — Misspelling of official.
- oilcake — a cake or mass of linseed, cottonseed, soybean, or the like, from which the oil has been extracted or expressed, used as food for livestock.
- oilcamp — a camp for oil workers
- oilcans — Plural form of oilcan.
- optical — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- otalgic — (pathology) Of or pertaining to otalgia.
- panicle — a compound raceme.
- pelagic — of or relating to the open seas or oceans.
- pelican — any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- phallic — of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.
- placing — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- placoid — platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- plasmic — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- plastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- pliancy — bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
- plicate — Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated.
- podalic — pertaining to the feet.
- rachial — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.