11-letter words containing c, l, i, n, t
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- centripetal — acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre
- cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- chain plate — any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
- chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
- chanticleer — a name for a cock, used esp in fables
- charlatanic — of or relating to a charlatan
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- chloanthite — a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chlorinator — That which chlorinates.
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- cinematical — Of or pertaining to the cinema; cinematic.
- circinately — In a circinate fashion.
- circulating — Moving about freely.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- citronellol — an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarificant — any substance for clarifying a liquid.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- cleisthenes — 6th century bc, Athenian statesman: democratized the political structure of Athens
- clement iii — (Paolo Scolari) died 1191, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1187–91.
- clement vii — original name Giulio de' Medici. 1478–1534, pope (1523–34): refused to authorize the annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII of England to Catherine of Aragon (1533)
- clement xii — (Lorenzo Corsini) 1652–1740, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1730–40.
- clement xiv — (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli; Lorenzo Ganganelli) 1705–74, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1769–74.
- clementines — an official compilation of decretals named after Clement V and issued in 1317 which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.
- clientelism — A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatizing — to acclimate to a new environment.
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- clock in at — If something such as a CD or film clocks in at a particular amount of time, it is that amount of time long.
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- clown white — white facial makeup used by performers, as clowns.