13-letter words containing l, o, s, t, a
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- chalcostibite — a mineral, antimony copper sulfide, CuSbS 2 , occurring in lead-gray crystals.
- chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
- chang tso-lin — 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.
- charles abbot — Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
- chattel house — (esp in Barbados) a movable wooden dwelling, usually set on a foundation of loose stones on rented land
- chestnut coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 3/16 to 1 5/8 inch (3 to 4 cm).
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- chloroplastal — of or like a chloroplast
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- cholesteatoma — A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process.
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- civilisations — Plural form of civilisation.
- civilizations — Plural form of civilization.
- class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
- cleistogamous — having small, unopened, self-pollinating flowers, usually in addition to the showier flowers
- cleistothecia — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatologist — A climatologist is someone who studies climates.
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- closed stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is positioned closer to the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
- clothesbasket — a basket for holding and carrying laundry.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coastal plain — a plain extending along a coast.
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- coatzacoalcos — city in EC Mexico, in Veracruz state: pop. 233,000
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- coelenterates — Plural form of coelenterate.
- coleman stove — a portable kerosene camp stove
- collaborators — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collateralise — Alternative spelling of collateralize.
- collectorates — Plural form of collectorate.
- colloquialist — a skilled speaker
- colonialistic — of or relating to colonialism
- colorfastness — The characteristic of being colorfast.
- colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
- colourisation — Alternative spelling of colorization.
- comfortablest — Superlative form of comfortable.
- commercialist — the principles, practices, and spirit of commerce.
- commonalities — Plural form of commonality.
- commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
- communalistic — Pertaining to communalism.
- communalities — the state or condition of being communal.