10-letter words containing c, a, t, l, n
- antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- anucleated — without a nucleus
- anxiolytic — any of a class of drugs that reduce anxiety
- aplacental — (of monotremes and marsupials) having no placenta
- applicants — Plural form of applicant.
- avunculate — the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- bilocation — the existence of something in two places at the same time
- binucleate — having two nuclei
- black gnat — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- black knot — a fungal disease of plums and cherries caused by Dibotryon morbosum, characterized by rough black knotlike swellings on the twigs and branches
- black tern — a small tern with a black head and body, Chlidonias niger, found on all continents except Australasia
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blackthorn — a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa, with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
- cable-knit — knitted using the cable stitch
- cajolement — The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
- calcitonin — a hormone secreted by the thyroid that inhibits the release of calcium from the skeleton and prevents a build-up of calcium in the blood
- calcitrant — Stubborn; refractory.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- calumniate — to slander
- can't help — If you say you can't help thinking something, you are expressing your opinion in an indirect way, often because you think it seems rude.
- canal boat — A canal boat is a long, narrow boat used for travelling on canals.
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- cancellate — having a spongy or porous internal structure
- candlenuts — Plural form of candlenut.
- cannetille — a gold or silver thread with a spiral twist, formerly much used in embroidery.
- cannulated — Simple past tense and past participle of cannulate.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- cantalever — any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
- canteloube — (Marie) Joseph (French ʒozɛf). 1879–1957, French composer, best known for his Chants d'Auvergne (1923–30)
- cantilenas — Plural form of cantilena.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- cantillate — to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody
- capitolian — of or relating to the Capitoline
- capitoline — of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
- capitulant — a person who capitulates
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- carrollton — city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas: pop. 110,000
- castellani — Plural form of castellanus.
- castellans — Plural form of castellan.
- castellany — the office or position of a castellan
- castle nut — a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
- cataclinal — (of streams, valleys, etc) running in the direction of the dip of the surrounding rock strata
- cataloging — Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).
- catalonian — sb from Catalonia
- catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
- catalyzing — Present participle of catalyze.