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11-letter words containing o, i, l, e

  • chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
  • chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
  • chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
  • chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
  • chlorine 36 — the radioactive isotope of chlorine having a mass number 36 and a half-life of about 440,000 years, used chiefly as a tracer.
  • chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
  • chocolatier — a person or company that makes or sells chocolate
  • cholecystic — gallbladder.
  • cholestasis — the medical condition characterized by the inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver due to blockage or impairment
  • cholestatic — of or relating to cholestasis
  • cholesteric — resulting from the reaction of nitric acid and cholesterin and producing cholesterates
  • cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
  • cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
  • chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
  • chou en-lai — 1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
  • chromophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
  • chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
  • chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
  • chyliferous — containing chyle
  • cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
  • cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
  • circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
  • 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
  • citronellol — an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
  • clavigerous — bearing a key or club
  • clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
  • cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
  • cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
  • cleptomania — kleptomania
  • clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
  • clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
  • clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
  • clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
  • cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
  • clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
  • clock-timer — timer (def 4).
  • cloisonnage — cloisonné work
  • cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
  • clopidogrel — An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease, having the chemical formula C16H16ClNO2S.
  • closefisted — stingy
  • clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
  • clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
  • clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
  • clove hitch — a knot or hitch used for securing a rope to a spar, post, or larger rope
  • clown white — white facial makeup used by performers, as clowns.
  • co-relation — correlation
  • coagulative — Obsolete. coagulated.
  • coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
  • coalignment — Alignment together.
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