9-letter words containing c, a, r, l, i
- corallite — the skeleton of a coral polyp
- coralloid — of or resembling coral
- corbicula — pollen basket.
- cordially — courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
- corivalry — joint or mutual rivalry
- cornelian — carnelian
- cornicula — plural form of singular corniculum: small horn
- corniglia — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- corraling — Present participle of corral.
- corvallis — a city in W Oregon.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- coticular — of or relating to whetstones
- courbaril — a tropical American leguminous tree, Hymenaea courbaril. Its wood is a useful timber and its gum is a source of copal
- crackling — the crisp browned skin of roast pork
- cranially — With regard to the cranium.
- crapelike — resembling crape
- cravingly — With longing or craving.
- creamlaid — (of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance
- creamlike — Resembling cream.
- crib-wall — a supporting wall constructed by laying cribs at right angles to each other, as in cribwork
- cribellar — of or relating to the cribellum of a spider
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- criterial — of or relating to criteria
- criticals — Plural form of critical.
- crossrail — a horizontal slat forming part of the back of a chair.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- crucially — involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical: a crucial experiment.
- cryptical — mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
- cuadrilla — a small group, esp a matador's assistants
- cultivars — Plural form of cultivar.
- culturati — the cultured elite of a society
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- cursorial — adapted for running
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- curtailer — One who curtails.
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- diradical — an atom or molecule having two unpaired electrons.