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11-letter words containing c, l, a, m

  • boring clam — piddock
  • brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
  • bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
  • butter clam — any of a genus (Saxidomus) of large, edible clams found along the Pacific coast of North America
  • cable modem — (communications, hardware)   A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
  • cacomistles — Plural form of cacomistle.
  • calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
  • calathiform — cup-shaped; concave.
  • calcariform — shaped like a calcar
  • calcimining — Present participle of calcimine.
  • calico clam — any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Macrocallista, especially M. nimbosa, having a smooth, thick, rounded shell marked with violet-brown or lilac spots or streaks.
  • californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
  • call market — the market for lending call money.
  • call number — the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location
  • calligramme — words arranged to form a picture
  • callimachus — late 5th century bc, Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital
  • calorimeter — an apparatus for measuring amounts of heat, esp to find specific heat capacities, calorific values, etc
  • calorimetry — measurement of the quantity of heat
  • calumniated — Simple past tense and past participle of calumniate.
  • calumniates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate.
  • calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
  • camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
  • camel grass — a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.
  • camel train — a series of camels tied in single file, used to transport goods or passengers
  • camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
  • cameo glass — an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.
  • camino real — a main road; highway.
  • camouflaged — concealed or disguised
  • camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
  • camouflagic — relating to camouflage
  • campanology — the art or skill of ringing bells musically
  • campanulate — (esp of flower corollas) shaped like a bell
  • campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
  • campbellite — a member of the Disciples of Christ.
  • campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
  • campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
  • camphor oil — a colorless liquid obtained from the wood of the camphor tree by distillation and separation from the solid camphor, used in varnish, soaps, and shoe polish, and in medicine chiefly as a rubefacient.
  • cancelm00se — Cancelmoose
  • cancelmoose — (messaging)   A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenet articles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The Cancelmoose's usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and Shub Internet exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website.
  • candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
  • candleflame — Flame of a candle.
  • candlemaker — Someone who makes candles; candler.
  • cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
  • capilliform — Having the form of a hair.
  • capillitium — a mass of very fine threads interspersed among the spores of certain fungi
  • capital sum — an amount of money paid to an insured person or paid as an initial fee or investment
  • caprimulgid — (zoology) Any of the Caprimulgidae, or nightjar family.
  • caprolactam — a white crystalline cyclic imine used in the manufacture of nylon. Formula: C5H10NHCO
  • capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
  • caramelized — Simple past tense and past participle of caramelize.
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