12-letter words containing n, a, s, l, c
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- chilien shan — Qilian Shan.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clannishness — of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- client state — A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- close season — In football and some other sports, the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- collembolans — Plural form of collembolan.
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialists — Plural form of colonialist.
- colonialness — the quality of being colonial
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- commensalism — a close association or union between two kinds of organisms, in which one is benefited by the relationship and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- common pleas — in some U.S. states, a court having general and original jurisdiction over civil and criminal trials
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.