12-letter words containing c, o, i, l, n
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clinozoisite — a monoclinic mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, a variety of epidote, dimorphous with zoisite.
- clintonomics — (used with a singular verb) the economic policies set forth by President Bill Clinton.
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- clovis point — flint projectile dating from the 10th millennium bc
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- coconut milk — Coconut milk is the milky juice inside coconuts.
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.
- cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- collinsville — a city in SW Illinois.
- colliquation — liquefaction
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- collodionize — (transitive) To prepare or treat with collodion.
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialists — Plural form of colonialist.
- colonialized — to make colonial.
- colonialness — the quality of being colonial
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.