9-letter words containing c, l
- alcathous — a son of Pelops and Hippodamia who married Euachme and became king of Megara.
- alchemies — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- alchemise — to change by or as by alchemy; transmute: to alchemize lead into gold.
- alchemist — An alchemist was a scientist in the Middle Ages who tried to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.
- alchemize — to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy; transmute
- alchymist — Alternative spelling of alchemist.
- alcimedes — the mother of Jason.
- alcimedon — an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
- alcoholic — An alcoholic is someone who cannot stop drinking large amounts of alcohol, even when this is making them ill.
- alcool-90 — (language) An object-oriented extension of ML with run-time overloading and a type-based notion of modules, functors and inheritance. It is built on CAML Light. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- alcyoneus — a giant who threw a stone at Hercules and was killed when Hercules hit the stone back with his club.
- aldehydic — any of a class of organic compounds containing the group −CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- alecithal — (of an ovum) having little or no yolk
- alectryon — any sapindaceous tree of the genus Alectryon of Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia
- alemannic — the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany
- aleuronic — related to the aleurone layer
- algaecide — a chemical substance for killing and preventing the growth of algae
- algebraic — Algebraic equations, expressions, and principles are based on or use algebra.
- algeciras — a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906. Pop: 108 779 (2003 est)
- algicidal — killing or preventing the growth of algae
- algicides — Plural form of algicide.
- algol 68c — (language) A variant of ALGOL 68 developed by S. Bourne and Mike Guy of Cambridge University in 1975 and used as the implementation language for the CHAOS OS for the CAP capability computer. ALGOL 68C was ported to the IBM 360, VAX/VMS and several other platforms.
- alicyclic — (of an organic compound) having aliphatic properties, in spite of the presence of a ring of carbon atoms
- aliphatic — (of an organic compound) not aromatic, esp having an open chain structure, such as alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes
- aliteracy — the state or quality of being able but disinclined to read
- alkalotic — characterized by alkalosis
- all clear — The all clear is a signal that a dangerous situation, for example an air raid, has ended.
- all-clear — the signal that an air raid or other danger is over.
- allantoic — of or in the allantois
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- allegoric — consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allgegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
- alley cat — An alley cat is a cat that lives in the streets of a town, is rather fierce, and is usually not owned by anyone.
- allianced — Simple past tense and past participle of alliance.
- alliances — Plural form of alliance.
- allicholy — a feeling of sadness and despondency
- allicient — That attracts; attracting.
- allobaric — of or relating to change in atmospheric pressure: allobaric wind.
- allocable — able to be allocated
- allocarpy — the production of fruit through cross-fertilization
- allocated — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate.
- allocator — anyone or anything that allocates something
- allogenic — Immunology. allogeneic.
- allotypic — relating to an allotype
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- allspices — Plural form of allspice.
- alopecoid — resembling a fox
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- alto clef — the clef that establishes middle C as being on the third line of the staff