10-letter words containing l, e, t, i, r
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- cartelized — Simple past tense and past participle of cartelize.
- cartilages — Plural form of cartilage.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- 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
- categorial — of or relating to a category
- ceilometer — a device for determining the cloud ceiling, esp by means of a reflected light beam
- celeritous — (rare) Swift, speedy, fast.
- cemeterial — of or relating to a cemetery or to burial.
- centerline — a real or imaginary line passing through the center of something and dividing it into two equal parts
- centiliter — A centiliter is a unit of volume in the metric system equal to ten milliliters or one-hundredth of a liter.
- centilitre — A centilitre is a unit of volume in the metric system equal to ten millilitres or one-hundredth of a litre.
- centralise — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- centralist — Centralist organizations govern a country or organize things using one central group of people who control and instruct everyone else.
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- centralize — To centralize a country, state, or organization means to create a system in which one central group of people gives instructions to regional groups.
- centreline — a line that divides something into two equal parts
- centrelink — the Australian federal agency that distributes welfare funds
- centrioles — Plural form of centriole.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chlorinate — to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- christless — being without the teachings or spirit of Christ; unchristian.
- christlike — resembling or showing the spirit of Jesus Christ
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- cicatricle — the blastoderm in the egg of a bird
- circle-out — a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- circulated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- circulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circulate.
- citronella — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
- citrulline — an amino acid that occurs in watermelons and is an intermediate in the formation of urea. Formula: NH2CONH(CH2)3CHNH2COOH
- city clerk — a city official who maintains public records and vital statistics, issues licenses, etc.
- clattering — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
- clavierist — a person who plays the clavier
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- cliometric — Of or pertaining to cliometrics.
- clitorises — the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- clofibrate — a medication used in the treatment of heart disease
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- cloisterer — a person who lives in a cloister
- cloistress — a nun
- clustering — cluster
- cluttering — A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
- contritely — caused by or showing sincere remorse.