10-letter words containing o, i, l
- cover girl — A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.
- cover slip — Microscopy. cover glass.
- covetingly — in a covetous manner
- cow killer — a large velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting
- cow pillow — (in India) a large cylindrical pillow stuffed with cotton and used for reclining rather than sleeping
- coweringly — in a cowering manner
- coxcomical — Alternative form of coxcombical.
- craniology — the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
- creational — Of, or pertaining to creation.
- 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-link — a chemical bond, atom, or group of atoms that connects two adjacent chains of atoms in a large molecule such as a polymer or protein
- crossbills — Plural form of crossbill.
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crossfield — (in sport) across the field of play
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.
- crotalaria — a genus of plants and shrubs of the Fabaceae family with pods in which the seeds rattle
- croton oil — a yellowish-brown oil obtained from the plant Croton tiglium, formerly used as a drastic purgative
- cryophilic — able to thrive at low temperatures
- cuckolding — Present participle of cuckold.
- cuckoldize — to make (a married man) into a cuckold
- cuculiform — of, relating to, or belonging to the order Cuculiformes, which includes the cuckoos
- culiciform — resembling a gnat
- cult movie — film with small but enthusiastic fan base
- cultivator — A cultivator is a tool or machine which is used to break up the earth or to remove weeds, for example in a garden or field.
- cultriform — (botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
- cumulation — the act of cumulating; accumulation.
- cumuliform — resembling a cumulus cloud
- curatorial — Curatorial means relating to curators and their work.
- cyclodiene — a group of organic insecticides, many of which are banned in the US and Europe
- cycloidian — of or pertaining to a cycloid
- cyclolysis — the weakening or extinction of a cyclone.
- cyclomatic — (mathematics) Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cyclopedic — like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.
- cycloramic — a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cyclotomic — relating to the mathematical problem of dividing a circle into a given number of equal segments
- cylindroid — a cylinder with an elliptical cross section
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- cystoliths — Plural form of cystolith.
- cytoclasis — destruction of cells.
- cytoglobin — (protein) A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells.
- cytologies — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.
- cytologist — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.