11-letter words containing i, l, a
- cholic acid — crystalline acid found in bile
- chomo lhari — a peak on the Bhutan-Tibet border, in the Himalaya Mountains: sacred to Tibetans. 23,997 feet (7314 meters).
- choplogical — (rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
- chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- cicatricial — Physiology. new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
- cider-apple — a variety of apple suitable for use in cider-making
- cinematical — Of or pertaining to the cinema; cinematic.
- circinately — In a circinate fashion.
- circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.
- circularity — having the form of a circle; round: a circular tower.
- circularize — to distribute circulars to
- circulating — Moving about freely.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circulative — Promoting circulation; circulating.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- circumbasal — surrounding the base.
- circumlunar — around or revolving around the moon
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
- civil death — (formerly) the loss of all civil rights because of a serious conviction
- civilianize — to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clamatorial — of or relating to the American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae)
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarificant — any substance for clarifying a liquid.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clarksville — city in N Tenn., on the Cumberland River: pop. 103,000
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
- classic car — a car that is more than twenty-five years old
- classic-ada — (language) An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be like Smalltalk. It is implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- classically — Someone who has been classically trained in something such as art, music, or ballet has learned the traditional skills and methods of that subject.
- classicisms — Plural form of classicism.
- classicists — Plural form of classicist.
- classicized — Simple past tense and past participle of classicize.
- classifieds — The classifieds are the same as classified ad.
- classifiers — Plural form of classifier.
- classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
- claudius ii — full name Marcus Aurelius Claudius, called Gothicus. 214–270 ad, Roman emperor (268–270)