9-letter words containing c, a, n, o, l
- canon law — Canon law is the law of the Christian church. It has authority only for that church and its members.
- canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
- canoodled — Simple past tense and past participle of canoodle.
- canoodles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canoodle.
- cantalope — Misspelling of cantaloupe.
- cantillon — Richard [ree-shar;; English rich-erd] /riˈʃar;; English ˈrɪtʃ ərd/ (Show IPA), c1680–1734, French economist, born in Ireland.
- cantorial — of or relating to a precentor
- carillons — Plural form of carillon.
- carnaroli — a variety of short-grain rice used for risotto
- carolling — a song, especially of joy.
- cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
- castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
- catalonia — a region of NE Spain, with a strong separatist tradition: became an autonomous region with its own parliament in 1979; an important agricultural and industrial region, with many resorts. Pop: 7 012 600 (2003 est). Area: 31 929 sq km (12 328 sq miles)
- cauldrons — Plural form of cauldron.
- censorial — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- chalazion — a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland
- chalcedon — ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- charleton — a male given name.
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- chiliagon — a thousand-sided polygon
- china oil — a dark, molasseslike, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid having a warm, bitter taste, obtained from the leguminous tree, Myroxylon pereirae, of Central America: used in medicine, perfumery, and in the manufacture of chocolate.
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chloranil — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
- chlordane — a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C10H6Cl8
- chronical — relating to or controlled by time
- ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
- claiborne — a male given name.
- clamoring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clampdown — A clampdown is a sudden restriction on a particular activity by a government or other authority.
- clangours — Plural form of clangour.
- claremont — a town in SW California.
- clarendon — a style of boldface roman type
- clavation — the state of being clavate
- clavicorn — any beetle of the group Clavicornia, including the ladybirds, characterized by club-shaped antennae
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- claytonia — any low-growing North American succulent portulacaceous plant of the genus Claytonia
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- cleanroom — A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
- clinoaxis — in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
- clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
- clintonia — any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia, having white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, broad ribbed leaves, and blue berries
- clogdance — a folk dance characterized by heavy stamping steps, performed while wearing clogs
- clonality — The fact or condition of being genetically identical, as to a parent, sibling, or other biological source.
- cloudbank — Alternative form of cloud bank.
- cloudland — region of dreams, imagination, or impractical speculation; visionary realm
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia