11-letter words containing o, c, e, l
- colligative — (of a physical property of a substance) depending on the concentrations of atoms, ions, and molecules that are present rather than on their nature
- collinearly — lying in the same straight line.
- colliquable — capable of dissolving
- collocative — the act of collocating.
- collusively — in a collusive manner
- colonelcies — an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- colonelling — the act of behaving like a colonel
- colonialize — to make colonial
- colonizable — Capable of being colonized.
- colonoscope — an instrument for examining the colon, consisting of a flexible lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for abnormalities and to remove them or take tissue samples
- colophonies — Plural form of colophony.
- color force — Also called nuclear force. the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.
- color index — the difference between the apparent photographic magnitude and the apparent visual magnitude of a star.
- color model — colour model
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- color wheel — Art. one of a pair of primary or secondary colors opposed to the other member of the pair on a schematic chart or scale (color wheel) as green opposed to red, orange opposed to blue, or violet opposed to yellow. Compare analogous color. the relationship of these pairs of colors perceived as completing or enhancing each other.
- color-coded — Things that are color-coded use colors to represent different features or functions.
- color-field — designating or of a style of abstract painting in which colors are applied to a canvas, often in large patches, with little variation in tone and little emphasis on form
- color-slide — a color transparency, mounted usually between cardboard or plastic masks or glass plates, for projection onto a screen.
- coloradoite — a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.
- colorbearer — a person who carries the colors or standard, especially of a military body. Compare guidon (def 2).
- colorcaster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- colorimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides
- colorimetry — the analysis or measurement of color by means of a colorimeter
- colorlessly — In a colorless manner.
- colostomies — Plural form of colostomy.
- colour code — a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors
- colour line — the social separation of racial groups within a community (esp in the phrase to cross the colour line)
- colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour
- colporteurs — Plural form of colporteur.
- colposcopes — Plural form of colposcope.
- coltishness — The state or condition of being coltish.
- columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
- combatively — In a combative way.
- combustible — A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
- come-all-ye — a street ballad or folk song
- comedically — from a comedic point of view or in a comedic manner
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- comestibles — food
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- comfortless — to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- 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.
- commercials — Plural form of commercial.
- committable — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- committedly — In a committed manner; with commitment.