9-letter words containing l, i, m, e
- call time — to suspend play temporarily
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- camelhair — the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc
- camellias — Plural form of camellia.
- camellike — resembling a camel
- camisoles — Plural form of camisole.
- campanile — (esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building
- carmelite — a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
- carmelize — (US) Alternative form of caramelize.
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- celiotomy — laparotomy (def 2).
- celticism — a Celtic custom or usage.
- chamomile — camomile
- cheliform — shaped like a chela; pincer-like
- chemicals — the commercial production and sale of chemical products
- chemtrail — A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- cine film — photographic film, wound on a spool, usually 8, 16, or 35 millimetres wide, up to several hundred metres long, and having one or two lines of sprocket holes along its length enabling it to be used in a cine camera
- claimable — Able to be claimed.
- claimless — Having no claim.
- clam-like — resembling a clam
- classtime — The time devoted to or prepared for a lesson at school or elsewhere; schooltime.
- clement i — Saint, called Clement of Rome. pope (?88–?97 ad). Feast day: Nov 23
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climbable — to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only: to climb up a ladder.
- clitellum — a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- clumsiest — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- coal mine — A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
- coalminer — One who mines for coal.
- coalmines — Plural form of coalmine.
- coliseums — Plural form of coliseum.
- collegium — (in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
- collimate — to adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
- columbine — any plant of the ranunculaceous genus Aquilegia, having purple, blue, yellow, or red flowers with five spurred petals
- columbite — a black mineral consisting of a niobium oxide of iron and manganese in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in coarse granite, often with tantalite, and is an ore of niobium. Formula: (Fe, Mn)(Nb)2O6
- comedical — of, relating to, or of the nature of comedy.
- comeliest — Superlative form of comely.
- comingled — Simple past tense and past participle of comingle.
- commingle — to mix or be mixed; blend
- compilate — (rare) To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
- compilers — Plural form of compiler.
- compliers — a person, group, etc., that complies.
- comptible — (obsolete) accountable; responsible.
- coseismal — of or designating points at which earthquake waves are felt at the same time
- cosmoline — a substance obtained from petroleum that is similar to petrolatum and is applied to machinery, esp vehicles or weapons, in order to prevent rust
- creamlaid — (of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance