9-letter words containing c, l
- apostolic — Apostolic means belonging or relating to a Christian religious leader, especially the Pope.
- applecart — a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
- applejack — a brandy made from apples; distilled cider
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
- applicate — applied practicably
- aquaholic — Addicted to water.
- aquiclude — any geological formation that absorbs and holds water but does not transmit it at a sufficient rate to supply springs, wells, etc.
- arc light — Arc lights are a type of very bright electric light.
- archaeol. — archaeology
- archaical — Archaic form of archaic.
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- archducal — of or relating to an archduke, archduchess, or archduchy
- archibald — a masculine name: dim. Archie, Archy
- archilowe — a treat, such as a drink, given in return for something
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archology — the study of the origins of things
- archrival — a chief rival
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- areflexic — Lb pathology Exhibiting, or relating to, areflexia.
- arsenical — of or containing arsenic
- articling — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- articular — of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint
- artifical — Misspelling of artificial.
- ascetical — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- asclepiad — a plant that belongs to the class Asclepiadaceae
- asclepias — any plant of the perennial mostly tuberous genus Asclepias; some are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their showy orange-scarlet or purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae
- asclepius — a god of healing; son of Apollo
- ash color — ash gray.
- aspectual — of or relating to grammatical aspect
- asphaltic — Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt; bituminous.
- asyllabic — not functioning in the manner of a syllable
- asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
- at a clip — If something moves or happens at a fast clip, it moves or happens quickly.
- athletics — Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- auricular — of, relating to, or received by the sense or organs of hearing; aural
- auriculas — Plural form of auricula.
- auriculin — atrial natriuretic factor.
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auspicial — of or relating to auspices: auspicial rites.
- autocidal — (of insect pest control) effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- autocycle — a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine
- autolycus — a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autotelic — having a purpose in and justifying itself