12-letter words containing l, a, c, t, m
- calumniating — Present participle of calumniate.
- calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- calycanthemy — the abnormal development of the calyx of a flower into a structure resembling a corolla
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- camomile tea — a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants
- carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
- catechumenal — Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
- caustic lime — lime1 (def 1).
- cellarmaster — a person in charge of a wine cellar.
- central time — standard time or daylight saving time in the time zone which includes the central states of the U.S.
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- cerium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the terbium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- climatically — of or relating to climate.
- close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- cobalt bloom — erythrite (def 1)
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- coconut palm — A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.
- commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
- compellation — appellation
- compellative — an appellation
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- compiliation — Misspelling of compilation.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.