11-letter words containing e, o, l, t, r
- citronellol — an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- clock tower — A clock tower is a tall, narrow building with a clock at the top.
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- clorazepate — a benzodiazepine, C 16 H 13 ClN 2 O 4 , used in the treatment of chronic anxiety states and as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
- closed term — (theory) A term with no free variables.
- cloth-eared — deaf
- co-relation — correlation
- coal cutter — a machine for undercutting a coal seam
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- coat flower — a plant, Petrorhagia saxifraga, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having pink or white flowers in terminal branching clusters.
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
- code letter — a letter which is part of a code
- coelenteron — the simple saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- coleopteral — of or relating to the Coleoptera
- coleopteran — any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevils
- coleopteron — a member of a large order of insects having the front wings modified as hard wing-cases, and comprising the beetles and weevils
- colinearity — the state of being arranged in the same linear sequence
- collaborate — When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research.
- collaterals — security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
- college try — an enthusiastic attempt that utilizes all one's energy and resources
- colleterial — relating to a glandular organ (colleterium) in some insects
- coloradoite — a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.
- colorcaster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- colorimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides
- colorimetry — the analysis or measurement of color by means of a colorimeter
- colporteurs — Plural form of colporteur.
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- comfortless — to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- comportable — (obsolete) suitable; consistent.
- comptroller — A comptroller is someone who is in charge of the accounts of a business or a government department; used mainly in official titles.
- concertedly — contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.
- concolorate — concolor
- conflagrate — to catch or set on fire
- congruently — agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- conjectural — A statement that is conjectural is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- construable — that can be construed
- conterminal — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
- contractile — having the power to contract or to cause contraction
- contraplete — either of two opposed and complementary elements in a relationship.