13-letter words containing c, e, l, r
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chile relleno — a Mexican dish of a green chile, usually hot, stuffed as with cheese or a meat mixture, then breaded and fried and served usually with a sauce
- chili relleno — chile relleno
- chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chlorhexidine — an antiseptic compound used in skin cleansers, mouthwashes, etc
- chlormerodrin — a white, bitter, odorless powder, ClHgN 2 H 11 O 2 , soluble in methanol and ethanol and slightly soluble in water, used in medicine as a diuretic.
- chloroacetone — a colorless, lachrymatory, poisonous liquid, C 3 H 5 ClO, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of insecticides and perfumes.
- chlorobenzene — a colourless volatile flammable insoluble liquid with an almond-like odour, made from chlorine and benzene and used as a solvent and in the preparation of many organic compounds, esp phenol and DDT. Formula: C6H5Cl
- chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
- chloromethane — methyl chloride.
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- chloroxylenol — (chemistry) A compound with the chemical formula C8H9ClO, commonly used in antibacterial soaps and toxic to fish.
- chocolate bar — a block of chocolate
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chrome yellow — any yellow pigment consisting of lead chromate mixed with lead sulphate
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chub mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomber japonicus, of Atlantic and Pacific seas and parts of the Indian Ocean.
- cicada killer — a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas.
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- circular file — a wastebasket
- circumflexing — Present participle of circumflex.
- circumflexion — The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
- circumlocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumlocute.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- civil liberty — the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
- civil righter — a civil rightist.
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
- civil service — The Civil Service of a country consists of its government departments and all the people who work in them. In many countries, the departments concerned with military and legal affairs are not part of the Civil Service.
- claiming race — a race in which each owner declares beforehand the price at which his or her horse will be offered for sale after the race
- claims farmer — a middleman who encourages people to make compensation claims and who then sells these claims on to a lawyer
- clair de lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clair-de-lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- clairaudience — the postulated ability to hear sounds beyond the range of normal hearing
- clairsentient — Exhibiting or pertaining to clairsentience.
- clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
- clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
- clare-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- clarinettists — Plural form of clarinettist.
- class teacher — a teacher who teaches a class