9-letter words containing l, i, t, e
- chiltepin — a variety of chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum, growing wild in Mexico and the south-western United States
- chipotles — Plural form of chipotle.
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- cholelith — a stone formed in the gall bladder by the accumulation of bile constituents
- ciliolate — covered with minute hairs, as some plants
- cingulate — Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
- circulate — If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
- citizenly — Pertaining to citizens.
- civetlike — resembling a civet
- 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.
- 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
- clientage — a body of clients; clientele.
- clientele — The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
- climatise — in Australia, adapt or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.
- 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
- cloisters — Plural form of cloister.
- closeting — Present participle of closet.
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- cloudiest — Superlative form of cloudy.
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- clumsiest — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- cobaltite — a rare silvery-white mineral consisting of cobalt arsenic sulphide in cubic crystalline form: a major ore of cobalt, used in ceramics. Formula: CoAsS
- coccolite — a variety of pyroxene
- cockatiel — A cockatiel is a bird similar to a cockatoo that is often kept as a pet.
- coevality — The condition of being coeval.
- cogitable — conceivable
- colectivo — a small public bus.
- collative — involving collation
- colletids — Plural form of colletid.
- colleting — a collar or enclosing band.
- colligate — to connect or link together; tie; join
- collimate — to adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
- 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
- comeliest — Superlative form of comely.
- compilate — (rare) To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
- comptible — (obsolete) accountable; responsible.