9-letter words containing c, l, a, n, i
- cranially — With regard to the cranium.
- cravingly — With longing or craving.
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- cuchulain — a legendary hero of Ulster
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- cyclopian — having only one eye
- cyllenian — of or relating to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to the god Hermes, reputed to have been born there.
- cynically — If you say that someone is cynically doing something, you mean they are doing it to benefit themselves and they do not care that they are deceiving, harming, or using people.
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
- dandiacal — of the nature of a dandy, like a dandy
- decennial — lasting for ten years
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- declinant — a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- descaling — Present participle of descale.
- deucalion — the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- dictional — of or relating to diction
- dilatancy — dilating; expanding.
- divalence — the state of being divalent
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- dominical — of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.
- dulcianas — Plural form of dulciana.
- duplicand — the twofold increase of feu-duty for the period of a year, or the feu-duty paid, as occasioned at specific times
- dynamical — Dynamic.
- elocation — (obsolete) A removal from the usual place of residence.
- emplacing — Present participle of emplace.
- enchilada — A rolled tortilla with a filling typically of meat and served with a chili sauce.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- energical — Alternative form of energic.
- englacial — Situated, occurring, or formed inside a glacier.
- euclidean — (rare) alternative spelling of Euclidean.
- evangelic — Evangelical.
- face-nail — to secure with nails driven perpendicular to the surface. Compare toenail (def 4).
- factional — of a faction or factions.
- falcation — the state of being falcate, a falcate appendage
- falchions — Plural form of falchion.
- falconine — any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- falconoid — an antioxidant compound found in tea and thought to resist cancer
- fanatical — motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fanciable — Sexually attractive.
- fancifull — Archaic form of fanciful.