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11-letter words containing n, a, c

  • circumlunar — around or revolving around the moon
  • cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
  • citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
  • civilianize — to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary
  • clackmannan — a town in E central Scotland, in Clackmannanshire. Pop: 3450 (2001)
  • cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
  • cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
  • clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
  • clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
  • clarificant — any substance for clarifying a liquid.
  • clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
  • clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
  • classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
  • clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
  • clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
  • clean hands — freedom from guilt
  • clean house — to clean and put a home in order
  • clean sheet — an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet)
  • clean slate — a record without dishonour
  • clean sweep — an overwhelming victory
  • clean up on — to defeat; beat
  • cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
  • cleanhanded — free from guilt
  • cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
  • cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
  • cleanshaven — having all the hairs shaved off
  • clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
  • cleptomania — kleptomania
  • clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
  • client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
  • clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.
  • cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
  • climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
  • climatizing — to acclimate to a new environment.
  • clinandrium — a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the anthers
  • clindamycin — an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
  • cling peach — a clingstone peach.
  • clock in at — If something such as a CD or film clocks in at a particular amount of time, it is that amount of time long.
  • cloisonnage — cloisonné work
  • close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
  • closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
  • cloxacillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat staphylococcal infections due to penicillin-resistant organisms
  • clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
  • cluj-napoca — city in Transylvania, NW Romania: pop. 322,000
  • cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
  • co-chairman — one of two or more joint chairmen.
  • co-location — (networking)   /koh'loh-kay`sh*n/ or /koh`loh-kay'sh*n/ (Or "colocation") Providing network connections such as Internet leased lines to several servers housed together in a server room. This is typically provided as a commercial service. The hyphenated form is correct and the most common on the web, followed by "colocation". "collocation" (/ko`loh-kay'sh*n/, not /koh'-/), is an old word with a similar meaning. It is common in dictionaries and follows the pattern of other Latin-derived words like collect, college, and collate, but is least common on the web. The verbal form is "to colocate" or "co-locate" (commonly /koh'loh`kayt/, also (US) /koh`loh'kayt/).
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • co-relation — correlation
  • coade stone — a ceramic imitation of carved stonework popular in England around 1800.
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