11-letter words containing c, l, o, t, r, i
- choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
- cholesteric — resulting from the reaction of nitric acid and cholesterin and producing cholesterates
- 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.
- christology — the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- 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
- civil court — a court of law in which civil cases are tried and determined. See also civil law (def 1).
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clamatorial — of or relating to the American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae)
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- 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
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- 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
- clotrimazol — Alternative form of clotrimazole.
- co-relation — correlation
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- colinearity — the state of being arranged in the same linear sequence
- colleterial — relating to a glandular organ (colleterium) in some insects
- collutorium — collutory.
- cologarithm — the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number; the negative value of the logarithm
- coloradoite — a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.
- colorimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides
- colorimetry — the analysis or measurement of color by means of a colorimeter
- colouration — (British spelling) alternative spelling of coloration.
- colourpoint — a breed of domestic cat
- columnarity — the fact or quality of being columnar
- compilatory — of or relating to a compilation or compiler
- compulsitor — a thing, such as a mandate, that compels
- conciliator — a person who conciliates.
- conflictory — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
- conirostral — (of a bird) having a bill shaped like a cone
- consolatrix — a woman who consoles
- conterminal — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
- contractile — having the power to contract or to cause contraction
- contrivable — Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
- controlling — having or attempting to exert control
- convertible — A convertible is a car with a soft roof that can be folded down or removed.
- convertibly — In a convertible manner.
- coplanarity — being or operating in the same plane.
- corbiculate — having corbiculae or pollen baskets
- corniculate — having horns or hornlike projections
- corporality — the state or quality of being material or having a body; bodily existence or substance
- correctible — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.