12-letter words containing l, y, c, a, n
- carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cationically — in a cationic manner
- centennially — As part of a centennial.
- central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
- ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- chained lady — the constellation Andromeda.
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- communicably — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- concealingly — in a concealing manner
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
- conciliatory — When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.
- concordantly — agreeing; harmonious.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- conformality — (mathematics) The condition (of a map) of being conformal.
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- connaturally — In a connatural manner.
- connubiality — of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal: connubial love.
- conscionably — being in conformity with one's conscience; just.
- consensually — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- contextually — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- continuality — of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent: continual bus departures.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- controllably — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- conviviality — friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- conway's law — (project, humour) The rule (presumably formulated by Melvin Conway) that the organisation of software and the organisation of the software team will be congruent; originally stated as "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler".