12-letter words containing c, l
- acrostically — In the manner of an acrostic.
- acrylic acid — a colourless corrosive pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of acrylic resins. Formula: CH2:CHCOOH
- actabilities — Plural form of actability.
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- active layer — (in arctic or subarctic regions) the layer of soil, above the permafrost, that thaws during the summer.
- acute-angled — (of a triangle) having three acute angles
- acutilingual — having a sharply pointed tongue or mouth, as certain bees.
- acyclicality — The quality of being acyclical.
- acylglycerol — (organic chemistry) Any ester of glycerol; glyceride.
- ada lovelace — (person) (1811-1852) The daughter of Lord Byron, who became the world's first programmer while cooperating with Charles Babbage on the design of his mechanical computing engines in the mid-1800s. The language Ada was named after her.
- adelie coast — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adjectivally — as an adjective
- adjunctively — in an adjunctive manner
- adminiculary — Adminicular.
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- adolescences — the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.
- adolescently — in an adolescent manner
- adularescent — (of minerals, such as moonstone) having or emitting a milky or bluish iridescence
- advance poll — (in an election) a poll held prior to election day to permit voters who expect to be absent then to cast their ballots
- aeroelastics — the study of aeroelastic phenomena.
- aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.
- aetiological — of or relating to aetiology
- afflictively — in a distressing, troublesome, or afflictive manner
- african lily — an African plant (Agapanthus africanus) of the lily family with blue or white, funnel-shaped flowers
- after-school — After-school activities are those that are organized for children in the afternoon or evening after they have finished school.
- agnostically — a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- agony column — In a British newspaper or magazine, the agony column contains letters from readers about their personal problems, and advice on what to do about them.
- agrammatical — not obeying the rules of grammar
- agranulocyte — a white blood cell without granules in its cytoplasm
- agrichemical — a chemical used in agriculture
- agricultural — Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.
- agrochemical — a chemical, such as a pesticide, used for agricultural purposes
- aid climbing — climbing that employs mechanical devices (aids) to accomplish difficult manoeuvres (artificial moves)
- ailurophilic — relating to ailurophilia
- ailurophobic — relating to ailurophobia
- air cylinder — a cylinder containing air, esp one fitted with a piston and used for damping purposes
- airpocalypse — (informal) The presence of dense smog in many parts of China.
- alalcomeneus — the first man: he reared Athena and reconciled Zeus and Hera.
- alant starch — inulin.
- albert canal — ship canal in Belgium, from Liège to Antwerp: 81 mi (131 km)
- alcaptonuria — Alternative spelling of alkaptonuria.
- alchemically — in an alchemical manner
- alcohol-free — (of beer or wine) containing only a trace of alcohol
- alcoholicity — the strength of an alcoholic liquor
- alcoholizing — Present participle of alcoholize.
- alencon lace — an elaborate lace worked on a hexagonal mesh and used as a border, or a machine-made copy of this
- alexipharmac — an antidote
- alexipharmic — acting as an antidote
- alginic acid — powdery substance extracted from kelp
- alias dictus — otherwise called; alias.