10-letter words containing o, n, a, c, l
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.
- contraltos — Plural form of contralto.
- contraplex — relating to the transmission of two messages in opposite directions simultaneously
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- convalesce — If you are convalescing, you are resting and getting your health back after an illness or operation.
- convenable — proper or correct in behaviour or conduct
- conventual — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent
- conveyable — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- convulsant — producing convulsions
- cool beans — excellent; impressive
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- copulation — sexual intercourse.
- coral fern — a scrambling fern of the genus Gleichenia, having repeatedly forked fronds
- coral pink — a light to medium yellowish-pink color.
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- corelation — a correlation
- corigliano — John Paul, born 1938, U.S. composer.
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- corn plant — any of several treelike tropical plants of the genus Draecena, especially D. fragrans massangeana, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- corn salad — any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- cornstalks — Plural form of cornstalk.
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- coromandel — calamander
- coronalled — a crown; coronet.
- corralling — an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- cosmogonal — a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
- cosy along — to reassure (someone), esp with false assurances
- coterminal — having the same border or covering the same area.
- cottontail — A cottontail is a type of rabbit commonly found in North America.
- councilman — A councilman is a man who is a member of a local council.
- 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.
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- 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.
- crown gall — a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
- crown land — (in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
- cumulation — the act of cumulating; accumulation.
- cycloidian — of or pertaining to a cycloid
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- daemonical — Of or relating to daemons; diabolical.
- dancefloor — Alternative form of dance floor.
- decadelong — lasting for a decade: After a decadelong study, the drug has finally been approved by the FDA.
- decanormal — (of a solution) containing ten equivalent weights of solute per liter of solution.
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- decennoval — relating to nineteen