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12-letter words containing i, l, c

  • canton linen — a fabric made from tough vegetable fibers, used for table linens, wall coverings, etc.
  • capabilities — the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
  • capacitively — (physics, electronics) In relation to or in terms of capacitance.
  • caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
  • capercaillie — a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male
  • capercailzie — Alternative form of capercaillie.
  • capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
  • capital city — the seat of government of a country or other political unit
  • capital cost — a cost incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction and equipment to be used in the production of goods or the rendering of services
  • capital gain — the amount by which the selling price of a financial asset exceeds its cost
  • capital levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
  • capital loss — A capital loss is a loss on investment property.
  • capital ship — one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet
  • capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
  • capitalistic — Capitalistic means supporting or based on the principles of capitalism.
  • capitalizing — Present participle of capitalize.
  • capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
  • capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).
  • capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
  • capitulating — Present participle of capitulate.
  • capitulation — the act of capitulating
  • capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
  • capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
  • caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
  • carbocholine — carbachol.
  • cardinal red — a deep, vivid red colour
  • cardinal sin — If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it.
  • cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
  • cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
  • cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
  • cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
  • cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
  • cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
  • carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
  • carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
  • carlovingian — Carolingian
  • carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
  • carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
  • carriageable — (of a road, etc) able to be travelled in a carriage
  • cartological — relating to cartology
  • cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
  • cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
  • carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
  • cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
  • castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
  • castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
  • cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
  • catallactics — political economy
  • cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
  • catechetical — of or relating to teaching by question and answer
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