9-letter words containing c, l, i, m
- camellike — resembling a camel
- camisoles — Plural form of camisole.
- campanile — (esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building
- capitulum — a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants
- carmelite — a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
- carmelize — (US) Alternative form of caramelize.
- carnalism — the quality or state of being sensual
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- casualism — the doctrine that the existence and occurrence of everything is controlled by chance
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- celiotomy — laparotomy (def 2).
- celticism — a Celtic custom or usage.
- chainmail — Alternative spelling of chain mail.
- chalutzim — halutz.
- chamomile — camomile
- champlain — Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
- cheliform — shaped like a chela; pincer-like
- chemicals — the commercial production and sale of chemical products
- chemtrail — A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.
- childmind — To look after children while their parents are absent.
- chlamydia — Chlamydia is a sexually-transmitted disease.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- cimbaloms — Plural form of cimbalom.
- cine film — photographic film, wound on a spool, usually 8, 16, or 35 millimetres wide, up to several hundred metres long, and having one or two lines of sprocket holes along its length enabling it to be used in a cine camera
- claimable — Able to be claimed.
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- claimless — Having no claim.
- claimsman — an insurance adjuster, especially one dealing with casualty-insurance claims; claims adjuster.
- clam-like — resembling a clam
- clamoring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- classtime — The time devoted to or prepared for a lesson at school or elsewhere; schooltime.
- claviform — clavate
- clement i — Saint, called Clement of Rome. pope (?88–?97 ad). Feast day: Nov 23
- climactic — A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important event occurs.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatory — Having to do with climate.
- climbable — to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only: to climb up a ladder.
- climbdown — A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
- clingfilm — Clingfilm is a thin, clear, stretchy plastic that you use to cover food in order to keep it fresh.
- clitellum — a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- clumsiest — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- coal mine — A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
- coalminer — One who mines for coal.
- coalmines — Plural form of coalmine.
- cobalamin — vitamin B12
- colchicum — any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus