9-letter words containing c, o, a, l
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- cellarous — of, relating to or resembling a cellar
- censorial — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- cephaloid — Shaped like the head or the brain.
- cephalous — having a head
- chalazion — a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland
- chalcedon — ancient Greek city on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium: site of the 4th ecumenical council, a.d. 451
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chamomile — camomile
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- charbroil — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- charcoals — Plural form of charcoal.
- charcoaly — resembling charcoal
- charleroi — a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province: centre of an industrial region. Pop: 200 608 (2004 est)
- charleton — a male given name.
- charlotte — a baked dessert served hot or cold, commonly made with fruit and layers or a casing of bread or cake crumbs, sponge cake, etc
- charolais — a breed of large white beef cattle that originated in France
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chelators — Plural form of chelator.
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- chicalote — a poppy, Argemone platyceras, of the southwestern US and Mexico with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers
- chiliagon — a thousand-sided polygon
- china oil — a dark, molasseslike, aromatic, water-insoluble liquid having a warm, bitter taste, obtained from the leguminous tree, Myroxylon pereirae, of Central America: used in medicine, perfumery, and in the manufacture of chocolate.
- chipolata — a small sausage in a narrow casing
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chloranil — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
- chlorates — Plural form of chlorate.
- chlordane — a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C10H6Cl8
- chlorella — any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food
- chocolate — Chocolate is a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans. It is usually brown in colour and is eaten as a sweet.
- chocolaty — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
- chokeslam — A wrestling move in which someone is picked up by their neck and is driven into the mat.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- choleraic — relating to, like, or developing from cholera
- choluteca — a city in S Honduras.
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- choroidal — relating to the choroid
- chow hall — canteen, refectory
- chronical — relating to or controlled by time
- cigarillo — a small cigar often only slightly larger than a cigarette
- ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
- ciliolate — covered with minute hairs, as some plants
- cimbaloms — Plural form of cimbalom.
- cladodial — resembling a cladode