10-letter words containing l, a, c, r, o
- carphology — the action of grasping at imaginary objects or plucking at one's bed linen, a characteristic of people affected by delirium
- carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
- carrollton — city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas: pop. 110,000
- carron oil — an ointment of limewater and linseed oil, formerly used to treat burns
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- casseroled — Cooked in a casserole.
- casseroles — Plural form of casserole.
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- castor oil — Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine.
- catalogers — Plural form of cataloger.
- cataloguer — One who catalogues.
- categorial — of or relating to a category
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
- cefadroxil — A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
- celebrator — to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities: to celebrate Christmas; to celebrate the success of a new play.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- chancellor — Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria.
- charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charlottes — Plural form of charlotte.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- circulator — a person who moves from place to place.
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper