12-letter words containing o, i, l
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- 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
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- 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.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- clovis point — flint projectile dating from the 10th millennium bc
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- coccobacilli — a spherelike bacillus.
- cockeysville — a town in N Maryland.
- cockieleekie — a soup made from a fowl boiled with leeks
- cocktail bar — a bar which serves cocktails
- coconut milk — Coconut milk is the milky juice inside coconuts.
- cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.
- colacobiosis — (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.
- cold warrior — a person who engages in or promotes a cold war
- cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
- coleopterist — a person who studies the Coleoptera
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- collectibles — capable of being collected.
- collectively — formed by collection.
- collectivise — Alternative spelling of collectivize.
- collectivism — Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism.
- collectivist — Collectivist means relating to collectivism.
- collectivity — the quality or state of being collective
- collectivize — If farms or factories are collectivized, they are brought under state ownership and control, usually by combining a number of small farms or factories into one large one.
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership