8-letter words containing e, c, a, l
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cephalo- — indicating the head
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cephalus — the husband of Procris.
- cerclage — the treatment of an incompetent cervix by means of a suture in early pregnancy to prevent miscarriage
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
- cervelas — a French garlic sausage
- cervelat — a smoked sausage made from pork and beef
- cervical — Cervical means relating to the cervix.
- chackles — to chatter; jabber.
- chadless — (of a keypunch) not producing chads
- chaebols — Plural form of chaebol.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chalazae — Plural form of chalaza.
- chaldean — a member of an ancient Semitic people who controlled S Babylonia from the late 8th to the late 7th century bc
- chaliced — (of plants) having cup-shaped flowers
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chalmers — Alexander, 1759–1834, Scottish biographer, editor, and journalist.
- chancels — Plural form of chancel.
- chandler — a dealer in a specified trade or merchandise
- channels — Plural form of channel.
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapelry — the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel
- chapless — lacking a lower jaw
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chappell — Greg(ory Stephen). born 1948, Australian cricketer: played in 87 test matches (1970–84); first Australian to score over 7000 test runs
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- charlene — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- charline — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charlyne — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charnels — Plural form of charnel.
- charnley — Sir John. 1911–82, British surgeon noted for his invention of an artificial hip joint and his development of hip-replacement surgery
- chartlet — a small chart indicating some special thing, as information relative to a radio navigational aid.
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chasuble — a long sleeveless outer vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chearful — Archaic spelling of cheerful.
- chelated — (chemistry, of a metal atom) bound with one or more chelates.
- chelates — Plural form of chelate.
- chelator — an organic chemical that bonds with metal ions and produces a chelate compound
- chellean — Abbevillian
- chemical — Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of.
- chetumal — city in SE Mexico: capital of Quintana Roo state: pop. 38,000
- chevalet — the piece of wood in a musical instrument that the strings are stretched over and which passes on their movement or oscillation to the main part of the instrument
- chewable — Chewable describes drugs that are best or most easily absorbed by chewing.