12-letter words containing l, y, c
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- chylocaulous — having fleshy stems.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- city college — an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education in the US and Canada
- city council — a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.
- city dweller — a resident or inhabitant of a city
- city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- classicality — (uncountable) The condition of being classical.
- 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
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- clickability — (computing) The quality of being clickable, of causing a particular action when clicked.
- climatically — of or relating to climate.
- clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- closed cycle — a heat engine in which the working substance is continuously circulated and does not need replenishment
- clubbability — The quality of being clubbable.
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- cockeysville — a town in N Maryland.
- coffee royal — café royale.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.
- collaterally — In collateral relation; not lineally.
- collectively — formed by collection.
- collectivity — the quality or state of being collective
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- colloquially — characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
- collywobbles — an upset stomach
- colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
- columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.