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11-letter words containing c, l, i, o, m

  • phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
  • pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
  • pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
  • plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
  • police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
  • policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
  • policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
  • policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
  • polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
  • polychromic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
  • polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
  • polymorphic — polymorphism
  • pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
  • problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • proclaimant — someone who proclaims
  • promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
  • public room — a lounge or other room that is open to all, especially in a hotel or on a ship.
  • real income — the amount of goods and services that money income will buy.
  • reclamation — the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.
  • roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
  • rollicksome — rollicking; frolicsome.
  • sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
  • salon music — music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.
  • saltimbanco — a charlatan or fake
  • saltimbocca — veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in butter, often seasoned with sage.
  • scalariform — ladderlike.
  • scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
  • school milk — (formerly, in Britain) a third of a pint of milk, originally provided free by the local education authority to all young pupils, then later given only to children who passed a needs or means test
  • school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
  • semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
  • sociologism — an explanation, expression, concept, etc., characteristic of sociology, especially when lacking reference to other disciplines concerned with human development.
  • sodomitical — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
  • somatically — of the body; bodily; physical.
  • spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
  • subacromial — the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
  • symbolistic — a person who uses symbols or symbolism.
  • synonymical — a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
  • taxonomical — the science or technique of classification.
  • telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
  • telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
  • term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
  • thermocline — a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below.
  • tom collins — a tall drink containing gin, lemon or lime juice, and carbonated water, sweetened and served with ice.
  • tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
  • trim cooler — A trim cooler is a water-cooled heat exchanger which is used in addition to an air-cooled heat exchanger.
  • trincomalee — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
  • trombiculid — (of a mite) belonging to the family Trombiculidae
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