10-letter words containing c, l, a
- axoplasmic — of or relating to the axoplasm
- aztec lily — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright-red flower.
- b particle — B meson.
- bacchanals — Plural form of bacchanal.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- bacillemia — the presence of bacilli in the blood.
- bacilluria — the presence of bacilli in the urine
- back alley — dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
- back float — a floating position on one's back with arms extended out to the sides and face upward.
- back light — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- back slang — a type of slang in which words are spelled and, as far as possible, pronounced backwards
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- back-alley — Back-alley activities are carried out unofficially, secretly, and often illegally.
- back-cloth — backdrop (def 1).
- back-pedal — If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed.
- back-trail — to backtrack.
- backblocks — bush or remote farming area far distant from city amenities
- backcloths — Plural form of backcloth.
- backfilled — Simple past tense and past participle of backfill.
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlasher — something or someone who produces a backlash
- backlashes — Plural form of backlash.
- backlights — Plural form of backlight.
- backlisted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlist.
- backlogged — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backpaddle — to propel a boat by paddling backward, as by using a stroke in the direction of stern to bow.
- backpedals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpedal.
- backplanes — Plural form of backplane.
- backplates — Plural form of backplate.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backsplash — any tiled area by, for example, a sink, cooker or bath to prevent damage to a wall by food or water splashes
- backsplice — a knot for finishing a rope end neatly, beginning with a crown and proceeding in a series of tucks, each strand over the first adjoining strand and under the next, the strands being split in half at each tuck.
- backtalker — One who backtalks.
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- backwardly — In a backward direction.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- bailiwicks — Plural form of bailiwick.
- balaclavas — Plural form of balaclava.
- balanchine — George. 1904–83, US choreographer, born in Russia
- balconette — a lightly padded bra that is designed to lift and enhance the appearance of a woman's bust
- bald-faced — barefaced (def 2).
- baldacchin — A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.
- bale cubic — the space available in a ship's hold for the stowage of general cargo, measured in cubic feet.
- balenciaga — Cristobal (krisˈtoβal). 1895–1972, Spanish couturier
- ballistics — Ballistics is the study of the movement of objects that are shot or thrown through the air, such as bullets fired from a gun.
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- balsamical — Alternative form of balsamic.
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides