9-letter words containing c, l, i, n, e
- helicline — a curved ramp.
- heliconia — any of a genus of tropical flowering plants with long flowering panicles
- holocrine — (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
- ice plant — a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- iceblinks — Plural form of iceblink.
- icelander — a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- icelandic — of or relating to Iceland, its inhabitants, or their language.
- identical — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- immanacle — to tie with fetters
- in clover — any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- in places — If something has particular characteristics or features in places, it has them at several points within an area.
- inbalance — Alternative spelling of imbalance.
- incapable — not capable.
- incitable — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- inciteful — That incites (rouses, stirs up or excites), or provides incitement.
- inclement — (of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
- inclimate — Misspelling of inclement.
- inclineth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incline.
- inclosers — Plural form of incloser.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- inclusive — including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used postpositively): from 6 to 37 inclusive.
- incomplex — Not complex; simple.
- inculcate — to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- inculture — (obsolete) Lack or neglect of cultivation or culture.
- incunable — a book constituting part of a collection of incunabula.
- incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- indexical — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- indolence — the quality or state of being indolent.
- indolency — (obsolete) The lack of pain; absence of pain.
- inducible — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- inductile — not ductile; not pliable or yielding.
- inelastic — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- inexactly — In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately.
- infidelic — Religion. a person who does not accept a particular faith, especially Christianity. (in Christian use) an unbeliever, especially a Muslim. (in Muslim use) a person who does not accept the Islamic faith; kafir (def 2).
- inflected — to modulate (the voice).
- inflicted — to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment.
- inflicter — One who inflicts.
- influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- inoculate — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- insectile — pertaining to or like an insect.
- insolence — contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- insolency — Quality of being insolent.
- intellect — the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge.
- intercell — intercellular
- interclan — a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
- interclub — a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- interlace — progressive coding
- interlock — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.