12-letter words containing m, e, c, l
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chloroformed — Simple past tense and past participle of chloroform.
- chloroformer — someone who administers chloroform
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumcircle — a circle that transects the vertices of a polygon
- circumflexed — (linguistics, of a written word) exhibiting circumflex accent.
- circumflexes — Plural form of circumflex.
- circumfluent — flowing around; surrounding; encompassing
- circumfusile — able to be diffused or poured around
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
- claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- clavicembalo — a harpsichord.
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
- clean-limbed — having well-proportioned limbs
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clement viii — (Ippolito Aldobrandini) 1536–1605, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1592–1605.
- clement xiii — (Carlo della Torre Rezzonico) 1693–1769, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1758–69.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
- clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
- close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- clothes moth — any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.