9-letter words containing l, a, r, c
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- cursorial — adapted for running
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- curtailer — One who curtails.
- curtal ax — a cutlass
- curtalaxe — a cutlass
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- curveball — a ball pitched in a curving path so as to make it more difficult to hit
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- cyclorama — a large picture, such as a battle scene, on the interior wall of a cylindrical room, designed to appear in natural perspective to a spectator in the centre
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons
- decentral — Not central; decentralized.
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration
- declareth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'declare'.
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- decretals — a compilation of decretals, esp the authoritative compilation (Liber Extra) of Gregory IX (1234) which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- diradical — an atom or molecule having two unpaired electrons.
- displacer — a person or thing that displaces.
- doctorial — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- dratchell — a scruffy woman; a slut; a drab
- dreadlock — A single strand of dreadlocks.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
- druidical — Alt form Druidical.
- dry-clean — to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
- dual-carb — (of an engine) equipped with a pair of carburetors.
- dulcamara — a type of vine with orange fruit and purple flowers that is a member of the Solanaceae family
- dulcorate — (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- dulocracy — rule by slaves.
- ear canal — auditory passage
- earcockle — A disease of wheat in which the ears blacken and contract.
- eldercare — Care of people who are elderly or infirm, provided by residential institutions, by paid daily help in the home, or by family members.
- electoral — Of or relating to elections or electors.
- electuary — A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance.
- emperical — Misspelling of empirical.
- empirical — Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- energical — Alternative form of energic.
- enranckle — to upset, make irate
- eparchial — Of or pertaining to an eparchy.
- erectable — Capable of being erected or raised up.
- eristical — Obsolete form of eristic.
- erratical — (rare) erratic.
- escalader — A soldier who escalades.
- escalator — A moving staircase consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps driven by a motor, conveying people between the floors of a public building.