11-letter words containing e, s, l, i, n
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- celestine i — Saint, died a.d. 432, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 422–432.
- celestine v — Saint (Pietro di Murrone or Morone) 1215–96, Italian ascetic: pope 1294.
- cell fusion — the merging of two or more cells into a single cell.
- centennials — Plural form of centennial.
- centerlines — Plural form of centerline.
- centilitres — Plural form of centilitre.
- centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralise.
- centralists — a centralizing system; centralization.
- centralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralize.
- centrelines — Plural form of centreline.
- ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
- chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
- chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
- chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
- changelings — Plural form of changeling.
- channelised — Simple past tense and past participle of channelise.
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
- chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- cleisthenes — 6th century bc, Athenian statesman: democratized the political structure of Athens
- clementines — an official compilation of decretals named after Clement V and issued in 1317 which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- clerkliness — (obsolete) scholarship.
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- clientelism — A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity