8-letter words containing l, e, c
- caudicle — the stalk to which an orchid's pollen masses are attached
- caulicle — a small stalk or stem
- causable — that can be caused
- cavalero — a gentleman or cavalier
- cavalier — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier, you are criticizing them because you think that they do not consider other people's feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation.
- cavelike — similar to or resembling a cave
- cavilled — Simple past tense and past participle of cavil.
- caviller — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- cd tilde — /C-D til-d*/ To go home. From the Unix C shell and Korn-shell command "cd ~", which takes one to one's "$HOME" directory. "cd" with no arguments does the same thing.
- cedillas — Plural form of cedilla.
- cefaclor — a cephalosporin antibiotic, C 15 H 14 ClN 3 O 4 , used in the treatment of infections.
- ceilidhs — Plural form of ceilidh.
- ceilings — Plural form of ceiling.
- celature — the art of embossing metal.
- celeriac — a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, with a large turnip-like root, used as a vegetable
- celerity — rapidity; swiftness; speed
- celestas — Plural form of celesta.
- celibacy — Celibacy is the state of being celibate.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- cell sap — the watery fluid within the central vacuole of a plant cell.
- cellared — Simple past tense and past participle of cellar.
- cellarer — a monastic official responsible for food, drink, etc
- cellaret — a case, cabinet, or sideboard with compartments for holding wine bottles
- cellfish — using a mobile phone in a way that disregards the wishes of other people
- cellists — Plural form of cellist.
- cellmate — In a prison, someone's cellmate is the person they share their cell with.
- celloist — (rare) synonym of cellist.
- cellular — Cellular means relating to the cells of animals or plants.
- centeral — Misspelling of central.
- centinel — Obsolete spelling of sentinel.
- centrale — (anatomy) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or tarsus. In the human tarsus it is represented by the navicular.
- centuple — a hundred times as much or as many; hundredfold
- cephalad — towards the head or anterior part
- cephalic — of or relating to the head
- cephalin — a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain
- cephalo- — indicating the head
- cephalon — the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cephalus — the husband of Procris.
- cerclage — the treatment of an incompetent cervix by means of a suture in early pregnancy to prevent miscarriage
- cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
- cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
- cerulein — a bright blue dyestuff obtained from indigo
- cervelas — a French garlic sausage
- cervelat — a smoked sausage made from pork and beef
- cervical — Cervical means relating to the cervix.
- cesspool — A cesspool is the same as a cesspit.
- cetology — the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales (cetaceans)
- chackles — to chatter; jabber.
- chadless — (of a keypunch) not producing chads
- chaebols — Plural form of chaebol.