9-letter words containing c, l, o, t
- cothurnal — relating to the cothurnus or to tragedy
- coticular — of or relating to whetstones
- cotillion — a French formation dance of the 18th century
- cotswolds — a range of low hills in SW England, mainly in Gloucestershire: formerly a centre of the wool industry
- cotyledon — a simple embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, which, in some species, forms the first green leaf after germination
- countable — capable of being counted
- countably — in a countable manner
- countless — Countless means very many.
- countline — (in the confectionery trade) a chocolate-based bar
- courtelle — a synthetic acrylic fibre resembling wool
- courtlike — reminiscent of the court in style or manner; elegant; courtly
- courtling — a fawning or sycophantic member of a royal court
- covellite — an indigo-blue copper sulphide ore, often referred to as blue copper or indigo copper
- coverlets — Plural form of coverlet.
- covetable — to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
- cow pilot — sergeant major (sense 3)
- cowlstaff — a staff or pole used by two people to carry a vessel, sometimes used as a weapon
- coyotillo — a thorny poisonous rhamnaceous shrub, Karwinskia humboldtiana of Mexico and the southwestern US, the berries of which cause paralysis
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- crosslets — Plural form of crosslet.
- crosstalk — unwanted signals in one channel of a communications system as a result of a transfer of energy from one or more other channels
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- culpatory — expressing blame
- cup towel — a dishtowel.
- cupolated — having a cupola or cupolas.
- curly top — a disease of plants, especially beets, characterized by puckered or cupped leaves and stunting or distortion, caused by a virus, Ruga verrucosans.
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- cut along — to hurry off
- cut loose — to free or become freed from restraint, custody, anchorage, etc
- cuticolor — of the color of flesh.
- cyclolith — a stone circle
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cyclotome — a type of scalpel for performing a cyclotomy.
- cyclotomy — Surgery. incision of the ciliary muscle.
- cyclotron — a type of particle accelerator in which the particles spiral inside two D-shaped hollow metal electrodes placed facing each other under the effect of a strong vertical magnetic field, gaining energy by a high-frequency voltage applied between these electrodes
- cystocele — a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- cytocidal — capable of killing cells.
- cytologic — of or relating to cytology
- cytolysin — a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells
- cytolysis — the dissolution of cells, esp by the destruction of their membranes
- cytolytic — the dissolution or degeneration of cells.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- cytosolic — of or relating to a cytosol
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- deck bolt — a flat-headed bolt for fastening down deck planking.