8-letter words containing c, i, l, a
- calories — Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- calorist — a believer in caloric theory
- calorize — to coat (a ferrous metal) by spraying with aluminium powder and then heating
- calpolli — A subdivision of an altepetl; a
- calvaria — the top part of the skull of vertebrates
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- calycoid — resembling a calyx
- calyculi — Plural form of calyculus.
- camelids — Plural form of camelid.
- camelina — The plant Camelina sativa, sometimes cultivated for oilseed.
- cameline — a material made from camel hair
- camelish — similar to a camel
- camellia — A camellia is a large bush that has shiny leaves and large white, pink, or red flowers similar to a rose.
- cameloid — a member of the camel family
- camisole — A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example.
- camomile — Camomile is a scented plant with flowers like small daisies. The flowers can be used to make herbal tea.
- canaille — the masses; mob; rabble
- canalise — (British spelling) To convert a river or other waterway into a canal.
- canalize — to provide with or convert into a canal or canals
- cancelli — strips that form a latticework
- candidal — relating to candida
- candidly — frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
- candling — a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- canfield — a gambling game adapted from a type of patience
- canicula — Sirius, the Dog Star
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- cannibal — Cannibals are people who eat the flesh of other human beings.
- cannolis — Plural form of cannoli.
- canticle — a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
- cantling — a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.
- capeline — a cap-shaped bandage for covering either the head or an amputation stump
- capelins — Plural form of capelin.
- capicola — A traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck and dry-cured whole.
- capitals — Plural form of capital.
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- capitula — Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
- capitule — (obsolete) A summary.
- capriole — a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
- caprylic — of or relating to an animal odor: the caprylic odor of a barn.
- capsidal — forming a capsid, or relating to capsids
- car line — trolley line.
- carbanil — phenyl isocyanate.
- carbinol — methanol
- carbolic — of or derived from carbolic acid.
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- careline — a telephone service set up by a company or other organization to provide its customers or clients with information about its products or services
- carillon — a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
- caringly — In a caring manner.
- carinula — a small carina.
- carioles — Plural form of cariole.