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11-letter words containing c, o, d, l

  • cable modem — (communications, hardware)   A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
  • cadet cloth — a heavy woolen cloth of double-cloth construction and bluish-gray color, used especially for uniforms at military schools.
  • calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
  • call around — If you call around, you phone several people, usually when you are trying to organize something or to find some information.
  • camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
  • camouflaged — concealed or disguised
  • candle-foot — foot-candle
  • candlepower — the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
  • candy floss — cotton candy.
  • cannabidiol — (organic compound) A non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.
  • cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
  • cardiolipin — a lipid purified from bovine heart and used as an antigen for reacting with reagin, the Wassermann antibody, in the Wassermann diagnostic test for syphilis.
  • carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
  • cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
  • caudillismo — a political system organized under the rule of a caudillo
  • centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
  • cephalopode — Archaic form of cephalopod.
  • cephalopods — Plural form of cephalopod.
  • chalcedonic — Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
  • chalcedonyx — a variety of chalcedony characterized by alternate stripes of black and white
  • chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
  • charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
  • child actor — an actor who is a child
  • child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
  • child-proof — resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child: a childproof medicine bottle.
  • chilled out — relaxed
  • chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
  • chlordecone — a highly toxic pesticide, C 10 H 10 O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.
  • chlorhydric — (chemistry) Alternative form of hydrochloric.
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
  • chol hamoed — the middle days of the festivals of Passover and Sukkoth, on which necessary work is permitted
  • choledochal — Related to the bile duct.
  • cholic acid — crystalline acid found in bile
  • chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
  • chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
  • cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
  • cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
  • cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
  • cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
  • cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
  • clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
  • clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
  • clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
  • classloader — (computing, Java) A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine.
  • clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
  • cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
  • clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
  • clock radio — a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.
  • clock speed — clock rate
  • clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
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