9-letter words containing l, i, t, c
- chloritic — a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- chlorotic — an abnormally yellow color of plant tissues, resulting from partial failure to develop chlorophyll, caused by a nutrient deficiency or the activities of a pathogen.
- cholelith — a stone formed in the gall bladder by the accumulation of bile constituents
- chololith — cholelith.
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- chortling — to chuckle gleefully.
- ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
- ciliolate — covered with minute hairs, as some plants
- cingulate — Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
- circuital — an act or instance of going or moving around.
- circulant — (mathematics) A circulant matrix.
- circulate — If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
- 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
- citizenly — Pertaining to citizens.
- city hall — The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices.
- city plan — the developmental plan for a city or town arrived at through the process of city planning.
- civetlike — resembling a civet
- cladistic — relating to the classification of species based on evolutionary ancestry
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- clapstick — A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
- 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.
- clarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- claritude — (obsolete) clarity; splendour.
- classiest — Superlative form of classy.
- classtime — The time devoted to or prepared for a lesson at school or elsewhere; schooltime.
- clavation — the state of being clavate
- claytonia — any low-growing North American succulent portulacaceous plant of the genus Claytonia
- cleft lip — a congenital split in the upper lip, often associated with a cleft palate
- cleithral — (of Greek temples) covered with a roof
- clement i — Saint, called Clement of Rome. pope (?88–?97 ad). Feast day: Nov 23
- clericate — a clerical post
- clericity — the condition of being a clergyman
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- clickbait — a sensationalized headline or piece of text on the Internet designed to entice people to follow a link to an article on another web page.
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- clientele — The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
- climactic — A climactic moment in a story or a series of events is one in which a very exciting or important event occurs.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatory — Having to do with climate.
- clinitian — Misspelling of clinician.
- 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
- clipsheet — a sheet of paper with text printed on one side only
- clitellar — relating to the clitellum of earthworms
- 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
- cliticize — to pronounce as part of a following or preceding word