11-letter words containing n, a, l, c
- collagenase — an enzyme that decomposes collagen
- collagenous — any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, especially in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as connective tissue between cells, yielding gelatin when denatured by boiling.
- collarbones — Plural form of collarbone.
- collectanea — a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology
- collembolan — any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails
- collenchyma — a strengthening and supporting tissue in plants, consisting of elongated living cells whose walls are thickened with cellulose and pectins
- colligating — Present participle of colligate.
- colligation — A binding together.
- collimating — Present participle of collimate.
- collimation — to bring into line; make parallel.
- collinearly — lying in the same straight line.
- collisional — of or relating to a collision or collisions
- collocating — Present participle of collocate.
- collocation — In linguistics, collocation is the way that some words occur regularly whenever another word is used.
- colluctancy — (obsolete, rare) A struggle to resist; a striving against; resistance; opposition of nature.
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.
- colonialism — Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth.
- colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.
- coloniality — the state or condition of associating in colonies.
- colonialize — to make colonial
- colonizable — Capable of being colonized.
- colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- colouration — (British spelling) alternative spelling of coloration.
- columnarity — the fact or quality of being columnar
- columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
- comicalness — The state or quality of being comical.
- commandable — able to be commanded
- commendable — If you describe someone's behaviour as commendable, you approve of it or are praising it.
- commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
- commensally — In a commensal manner.
- commentable — a remark, observation, or criticism: a comment about the weather.
- common land — Common land is land which everyone is allowed to use.
- common nail — a cut or wire nail having a slender shaft and a broad, flat head.
- common salt — salt1 (def 1).
- common seal — the official seal of a corporate body
- common teal — a small Eurasian duck, Anas crecca, that is related to the mallard and frequents ponds, lakes, and marshes
- commonality — Commonality is used to refer to a feature or purpose that is shared by two or more people or things.
- commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- commotional — violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance: What's all the commotion in the hallway?
- communalise — Alternative form of communalize.
- communalism — a system or theory of government in which the state is seen as a loose federation of self-governing communities
- communalist — An advocate of communalism.
- communality — the state or condition of being communal.
- communalize — to render (something) the property of a commune or community
- companiable — sociable
- company law — the area of law that deals with business enterprises
- compensable — entitled to compensation or capable of being compensated
- compilating — Present participle of compilate.
- compilation — A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places.
- complacence — a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.