12-letter words containing c, i, l, o, u
- calycoideous — calycoid
- camouflaging — Present participle of camouflage.
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- cellulolytic — relating to or causing the hydrolysis of the complex carbohydrate cellulose
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumfluous — flowing all around
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- cirrocumulus — a high cloud of ice crystals grouped into small separate globular masses, usually occurring above 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
- cirrus logic — (company) A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software).
- city council — a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- claudication — limping; lameness
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coconut milk — Coconut milk is the milky juice inside coconuts.
- cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- colloquially — characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.