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12-letter words containing l, a, c, e

  • canonicalise — (transitive, computing, UK) Alternative form of canonicalize.
  • canonicalize — (transitive, computing) To convert (data) into canonical form.
  • cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
  • 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.
  • cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
  • cape buffalo — a large, black, nearly hairless, very fierce buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of South Africa, with horns joined at the bases to form a helmetlike structure
  • cape colored — a South African of mixed European and African or Malayan ancestry.
  • cape delgado — a headland on the NE coast of Mozambique
  • cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
  • cape-lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
  • 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 levy — a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
  • 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.
  • capped elbow — a swelling of the elbow of a horse due to irritation caused by the hoof striking the elbow when lying down.
  • capraldehyde — (chemistry) decanal.
  • caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
  • carbamylurea — biuret.
  • carbocholine — carbachol.
  • carbon cycle — the circulation of carbon between living organisms and their surroundings. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is synthesized by plants into plant tissue, which is ingested and metabolized by animals and converted to carbon dioxide again during respiration and decay
  • carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
  • carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
  • carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
  • cardinal red — a deep, vivid red colour
  • cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
  • 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
  • carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
  • carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
  • carload rate — a special low rate for shipment by carloads
  • carnal abuse — Law. any lascivious contact with the sexual organs of a child by an adult, especially without sexual intercourse.
  • carnot cycle — an idealized reversible heat-engine cycle giving maximum efficiency and consisting of an isothermal expansion, an adiabatic expansion, an isothermal compression, and an adiabatic compression back to the initial state
  • carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
  • carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
  • carpool lane — a lane of a major road or motorway that is reserved for vehicles with a minimum number of passengers, designed to encourage carpooling
  • carriageable — (of a road, etc) able to be travelled in a carriage
  • cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
  • carunculated — Alternative form of carunculate.
  • 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.
  • cashew apple — the soft, swollen, pear-shaped stalk of the cashew tree, to which a cashew nut is attached: used in preserves and wine.
  • cassel brown — Vandyke brown.
  • castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
  • caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
  • castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
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