12-letter words containing i, l, a
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- cliffhanging — Present participle of cliffhang.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- climatically — of or relating to climate.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- clubbability — The quality of being clubbable.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- coccobacilli — a spherelike bacillus.
- cocktail bar — a bar which serves cocktails
- cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- colacobiosis — (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.
- cold warrior — a person who engages in or promotes a cold war
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collegiates' — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- colloquially — characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialists — Plural form of colonialist.
- colonialized — to make colonial.
- colonialness — the quality of being colonial
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.
- colorization — Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films.