10-letter words containing e, l, c, t, a
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- cancellate — having a spongy or porous internal structure
- candlenuts — Plural form of candlenut.
- cannetille — a gold or silver thread with a spiral twist, formerly much used in embroidery.
- cannulated — Simple past tense and past participle of cannulate.
- cantabiles — Plural form of cantabile.
- cantalever — any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
- canteloube — (Marie) Joseph (French ʒozɛf). 1879–1957, French composer, best known for his Chants d'Auvergne (1923–30)
- cantilenas — Plural form of cantilena.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- cantillate — to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody
- cape flats — the strip of low-lying land in South Africa joining the Cape Peninsula proper to the African mainland
- capitalise — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- capitalize — If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself.
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- capitoline — of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
- capitulate — If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- capreolate — possessing or resembling tendrils
- capsulated — Enclosed in a capsule.
- capturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- carbolated — containing carbolic acid
- card table — A card table is a small light table which can be folded up and which is sometimes used for playing games of cards on.
- cardcastle — a tower built with playing cards
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- carpellate — having carpels.
- carpetable — Suitable for being carpeted.
- carpetless — Not carpeted.
- cartelized — Simple past tense and past participle of cartelize.
- cartilages — Plural form of cartilage.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartwheels — Plural form of cartwheel.
- case tools — Software tools to help in the application of CASE methods to a software project.
- cassolette — a small casserole
- cast loose — to untie or unfasten; become or set free
- cast steel — steel containing varying amounts of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, silicon, and sulphur that is cast into shape rather than wrought
- castellani — Plural form of castellanus.
- castellans — Plural form of castellan.
- castellany — the office or position of a castellan
- castellate — To build in the form of a castle; to add battlements to an existing building.
- castle nut — a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- castlelike — a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- casualties — Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
- cat litter — absorbent material, often in a granular form, that is used to line a receptacle in which a domestic cat can urinate and defecate indoors
- cat tackle — a tackle for hoisting an anchor.
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- catabolite — a substance produced as a result of catabolism
- catabolize — to subject to catabolism