10-letter words containing o, c, e, l
- covalently — the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.
- covenantal — an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
- cover girl — A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.
- cover slip — Microscopy. cover glass.
- coveralled — wearing coveralls
- covetingly — in a covetous manner
- covetously — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- cow killer — a large velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting
- coweringly — in a cowering manner
- crab louse — a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in humans
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- creational — Of, or pertaining to creation.
- crepe sole — a shoe sole made of crepe rubber
- crewelwork — embroidery done with crewel
- crinolette — a steel framework worn under the skirt to distend its rear section, fashionable in the mid-18th century
- crinolined — wearing a crinoline
- crinolines — Plural form of crinoline.
- crippledom — the state of being crippled
- crocodiles — Plural form of crocodile.
- cross-file — to register as a candidate in more than one party's primary election
- cross-sell — to sell or try to sell (similar or related products or services) to an existing customer.
- crossfield — (in sport) across the field of play
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.
- crotchless — (of a garment) having a hole cut so as to leave the genitals uncovered.
- crown lens — a lens made of optical crown, esp the optical-crown part of a compound achromatic lens
- cubby-hole — A cubby-hole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- cubbyholes — Plural form of cubbyhole.
- cuckoldize — to make (a married man) into a cuckold
- cuddlesome — cuddly (sense 1)
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- culdoscope — an endoscope used in a medical examination of the ovary, uterus, etc., inserted through the upper vaginal wall into the pelvic cavity
- cult movie — film with small but enthusiastic fan base
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- customable — subject to customs
- cut flower — any pretty flower cut for a floral arrangement.
- cuttlebone — the internal calcareous shell of the cuttlefish, used as a mineral supplement to the diet of cage-birds and as a polishing agent
- cyberglove — (hardware, virtual reality) A data glove sold by Virtual Technologies. The spandex-like glove houses 18 sensors to track accurately just about every move your hand is capable of making. The accompanying software includes a three-dimensional hand model that can he added to any virtual reality application. The glove includes a mount for Polhemus and Ascension sensors.
- cyclodiene — a group of organic insecticides, many of which are banned in the US and Europe
- cyclohexyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- cyclometer — a device that records the number of revolutions made by a wheel and hence the distance travelled
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cyclopedic — like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.
- cyclostome — any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and pouchlike gills
- cyclostyle — a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel, used for cutting minute holes in a specially prepared stencil. Copies of the design so formed can be printed on a duplicator by forcing ink through the holes
- cyclothyme — a person suffering from cyclothymia
- cymophenol — (organic compound) synonym of carvacrol.
- cyrtostyle — a convex portico, as at an entrance.
- cystoceles — Plural form of cystocele.
- cytologies — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.
- daemonical — Of or relating to daemons; diabolical.