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11-letter words containing c, l, i

  • clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
  • clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
  • clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
  • cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
  • clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
  • 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.
  • clock radio — a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.
  • clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
  • clock-timer — timer (def 4).
  • clodhopping — loutish; boorish.
  • cloisonnage — cloisonné work
  • cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
  • clopidogrel — An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease, having the chemical formula C16H16ClNO2S.
  • closefisted — stingy
  • clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
  • clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
  • 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.
  • clotrimazol — Alternative form of clotrimazole.
  • clove hitch — a knot or hitch used for securing a rope to a spar, post, or larger rope
  • clown white — white facial makeup used by performers, as clowns.
  • cloxacillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat staphylococcal infections due to penicillin-resistant organisms
  • clp(sigma*) — (language)   A constraint logic programming language with regular sets.
  • clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
  • clutch disk — The clutch disk or clutch plate is the rotating part of the clutch, to which the friction material is attached.
  • clutch slip — Clutch slip is a faulty condition in which there is not enough friction in the clutch, so that engine speed rises without a corresponding increase in road speed.
  • cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
  • co-location — (networking)   /koh'loh-kay`sh*n/ or /koh`loh-kay'sh*n/ (Or "colocation") Providing network connections such as Internet leased lines to several servers housed together in a server room. This is typically provided as a commercial service. The hyphenated form is correct and the most common on the web, followed by "colocation". "collocation" (/ko`loh-kay'sh*n/, not /koh'-/), is an old word with a similar meaning. It is common in dictionaries and follows the pattern of other Latin-derived words like collect, college, and collate, but is least common on the web. The verbal form is "to colocate" or "co-locate" (commonly /koh'loh`kayt/, also (US) /koh`loh'kayt/).
  • co-relation — correlation
  • coach-built — (of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork
  • coagulating — Present participle of coagulate.
  • coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
  • coagulative — Obsolete. coagulated.
  • coal mining — the act, process, or industry of extracting coal from the earth
  • coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
  • coalignment — Alignment together.
  • coalitional — a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
  • coast pilot — Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.
  • coatesville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
  • cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
  • cocktailing — any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
  • coconut oil — the fatty oil obtained from the meat of the coconut and used for making soap, cosmetics, etc
  • cocultivate — to cultivate jointly
  • code police — (humour)   (By analogy with George Orwell's "Thought Police" in "1984") A mythical team of Gestapo-like storm troopers that enforce programming style rules. Used ironically, to suggest that the practice under discussion is condemned mainly by anal-retentive weenies. "Dike out that goto or the code police will get you!" The ironic usage is perhaps more common.
  • codicillary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a codicil.
  • coelioscopy — a medical procedure for examining the abdomen
  • coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
  • coevolution — the evolution of complementary adaptations in two or more species of organisms because of a special relationship that exists between them, as in insect-pollinated plants and their insect pollinators
  • coffee mill — a machine for grinding roasted coffee beans
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