10-letter words containing l, a, t, r
- cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
- calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
- calcitrant — Stubborn; refractory.
- calcitrate — (formal, ambitransitive) To kick.
- calcitriol — Biochemistry. a vitamin D compound, C 27 H 44 O 3 , occurring in humans as a hormone derived from cholesterol, that acts in the regulation and absorption of calcium.
- calcsinter — travertine.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- calefactor — a heater
- calibrated — marked with units
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- calibrator — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- caloricity — Ectothermy.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- cantalever — any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- capitulary — any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)
- capreolate — possessing or resembling tendrils
- capturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- carbolated — containing carbolic acid
- card table — A card table is a small light table which can be folded up and which is sometimes used for playing games of cards on.
- cardcastle — a tower built with playing cards
- cargo cult — a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- carol city — a town in SE Florida, near Miami.
- carpellate — having carpels.
- carpetable — Suitable for being carpeted.
- carpetless — Not carpeted.
- carrollton — city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas: pop. 110,000
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- cartelized — Simple past tense and past participle of cartelize.
- cartilages — Plural form of cartilage.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cartwheels — Plural form of cartwheel.
- 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.
- cat litter — absorbent material, often in a granular form, that is used to line a receptacle in which a domestic cat can urinate and defecate indoors
- catalogers — Plural form of cataloger.
- cataloguer — One who catalogues.
- categorial — of or relating to a category
- caterwauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul.
- cathedrals — Plural form of cathedral.
- cathemeral — Relating to organisms that have sporadic and random intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired.
- cattle car — Railroads. stock car (def 2).
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- celebrants — Plural form of celebrant.
- celebrated — A celebrated person or thing is famous and much admired.
- celebrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of celebrate.