12-letter words containing i, c, e, l
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chat-up line — A chat-up line is a remark that someone makes in order to start a conversation with someone they do not know but find sexually attractive.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- chenin blanc — a white grape grown in the Loire region of France and in South Africa, California, New Zealand, and elsewhere, used for making wine
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child minder — a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working
- child record — (database) A record lower in the hierarchical tree than a parent record; it is also directly liked to the parent and hierarchical databases.
- child-minder — a baby-sitter.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childishness — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chili pepper — chili (sense 1) chili (sense 3)
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chilien shan — Qilian Shan.
- chilli sauce — a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chip jewelry — (jargon) A euphamism for old computers destined to be scrapped or turned into decorative ornaments. "I paid three grand for that Mac SE, and now it's nothing but chip jewelry."
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choicelessly — In a choiceless manner.
- cholerically — In a choleric manner.
- cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.