9-letter words containing l, i, n, a
- cingulate — Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
- circulant — (mathematics) A circulant matrix.
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- city plan — the developmental plan for a city or town arrived at through the process of city planning.
- civilians — Plural form of civilian.
- claiborne — a male given name.
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- claimsman — an insurance adjuster, especially one dealing with casualty-insurance claims; claims adjuster.
- clamoring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clappings — Plural form of clapping.
- claretian — a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- clavation — the state of being clavate
- clavering — Present participle of claver.
- clavicorn — any beetle of the group Clavicornia, including the ladybirds, characterized by club-shaped antennae
- claytonia — any low-growing North American succulent portulacaceous plant of the genus Claytonia
- cleanlier — Comparative form of cleanly.
- cleansing — serving or intended to cleanse
- cleanskin — an unbranded animal
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- clearwing — any moth of the family Sesiidae (or Aegeriidae), characterized by the absence of scales from the greater part of the wings. They are day-flying and some, such as the hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis), resemble wasps and other hymenopterans
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- cliffhang — (of a serial or film) to end on a note of suspense
- clinician — A clinician is a doctor who specializes in clinical work.
- clinitian — Misspelling of clinician.
- clinoaxis — in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
- clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
- clinquant — glittering, esp with tinsel
- clintonia — any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia, having white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, broad ribbed leaves, and blue berries
- clonality — The fact or condition of being genetically identical, as to a parent, sibling, or other biological source.
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coal mine — A coal mine is a place where coal is dug out of the ground.
- coalition — A coalition is a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
- coalminer — One who mines for coal.
- coalmines — Plural form of coalmine.
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- coaxingly — to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
- cobalamin — vitamin B12
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- coitional — of or relating to coitus
- coleraine — a town in N Northern Ireland, in Coleraine district, Co Antrim, on the River Bann; light industries; university (1965). Pop: 24 089 (2001)
- collaging — Present participle of collage.
- collaring — Present participle of collar.
- collating — to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- collation — the act or process of collating
- collegian — a current member of a college; student