7-letter words containing i, l, c
- chablis — a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France
- chalcid — any tiny hymenopterous insect of the family Chalcididae and related families, whose larvae are parasites of other insects
- chalcis — a city on the island of Euboea in SE Greece, at the narrowest point of the Euripus strait: important since the 7th century bc, founding many colonies in ancient times. Pop (municipality): 55 264 (2001)
- chalice — A chalice is a large gold or silver cup with a stem. Chalices are used to hold wine in the Christian service of Holy Communion.
- challie — a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- challis — a lightweight plain-weave fabric of wool, cotton, etc, usually with a printed design
- chaplin — Sir Charles Spencer, known as Charlie Chaplin. 1889–1977, English comedian, film actor, and director. He is renowned for his portrayal of a downtrodden little man with baggy trousers, bowler hat, and cane. His films, most of which were made in Hollywood, include The Gold Rush (1924), Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940)
- charily — cautiously; carefully
- charlie — a silly person; fool
- cheilo- — chilo-
- cheloid — keloid
- chervil — Chervil is a herb that tastes like aniseed.
- chiefly — You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one.
- chifley — Joseph Benedict. 1885–1951, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1945–49)
- chilcat — Chilkat.
- childed — (obsolete) Having a child.
- childer — (Ireland, obsolete elsewhere) Plural form of child.
- childly — childlike; childish
- chilean — of or relating to Chile or its inhabitants
- chiliad — a group of one thousand
- chilian — A chiliarch; the commander or chief of a thousand men.
- chilies — Plural form of chili.
- chilkat — a member of an Indian people of the Pacific coastal area of southeastern Alaska belonging to the Tlingit group of Indians.
- chillan — a city in central Chile. Pop: 149 000 (2005 est)
- chillax — If you chillax, you relax and stop being angry or anxious.
- chilled — (of a person) feeling cold
- chiller — A chiller is a very frightening film or novel.
- chillon — a castle in W Switzerland, in Vaud at the E end of Lake Geneva
- chillum — a short pipe, usually of clay, used esp for smoking cannabis
- chillun — (Southern US, AAVE) Plural form of chile (child).
- chiluba — Frederick, 1943–2011, president of Zambia 1991–2002.
- chilung — a port in N Taiwan: fishing and industrial centre. Pop: 406 000 (2005 est)
- chilver — A female lamb.
- chimley — Alternative form of chimbley.
- chinkle — (nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.
- chisels — Plural form of chisel.
- chitlin — pig intestine cooked and served as a dish
- chloric — of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state
- chlorid — Archaic form of chloride.
- chlorin — (organic compound) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
- choline — a colourless viscous soluble alkaline substance present in animal tissues, esp as a constituent of lecithin: used as a supplement to the diet of poultry and in medicine for preventing the accumulation of fat in the liver. Formula:[(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+OH–
- chorial — Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- chylify — to turn into, or produce, chyle
- cicalas — Plural form of cicala.
- cicelys — a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cichlid — any tropical freshwater percoid fish of the family Cichlidae, which includes the mouthbrooders. Cichlids are popular aquarium fishes
- ciliary — of or relating to cilia
- ciliata — the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- ciliate — possessing or relating to cilia
- cilicia — an ancient region and former kingdom of SE Asia Minor, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean: corresponds to the region around present-day Adana