14-letter words containing o, n, l, i
- chemical toner — toner (def 4).
- chemical-toner — a person or thing that tones.
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- china wood oil — tung oil
- chinook salmon — a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish
- chivalrousness — The state of being chivalrous.
- chlorcyclizine — an antihistamine, C18H21ClN2, used for treating allergies
- chloritization — a conversion into or a substitution by chlorite
- chloroplatinic — of or derived from chloroplatinic acid.
- chlorothalonil — a crystalline compound, C 8 Cl 4 N 2, used as a fungicide on vegetable crops, peanuts, and lawns, and as a preservative in adhesives and paints.
- chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
- chlorthalidone — a diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- cholinesterase — an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine to choline and acetic acid
- cholinomimetic — mimicking the action of choline, especially acetylcholine.
- chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
- chopping block — a thick wooden board used for chopping vegetables, meat etc on
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- chronobiologic — relating to chronobiology
- chronologizing — to arrange in chronological order.
- chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
- church council — (in certain Lutheran churches) a body of lay delegates chosen from the congregation and charged with supporting the pastor in religious instruction, contributions to the church, etc.
- cinema complex — a building containing several cinemas
- circumcolumnar — surrounding a column.
- circumlocution — A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
- circumvolution — the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
- citronella oil — the yellow aromatic oil obtained from citronella grass, used in insect repellents, soaps, perfumes, etc
- civilizational — relating to civilization
- clarifications — Plural form of clarification.
- class conflict — conflict between different social or economic classes
- classification — A classification is a division or category in a system which divides things into groups or types.
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- cleaning woman — A cleaning woman is the same as a cleaning lady.
- clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
- climbing irons — spiked steel frames worn on the feet to assist in climbing trees, ice slopes, etc
- clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
- clinopyroxenes — Plural form of clinopyroxene.
- clock-watching — the act of checking the time in anticipation of a break or the end of the working day
- close position — an arrangement of a chord that has the three upper voices close together
- closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
- closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- co-religionist — A person's co-religionists are people who have the same religion.
- coaching glass — a small drinking glass of the early 19th century having no foot.
- coarticulation — concomitance of articulation, as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single articulation (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an articulation (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into an articulation (-o).
- cobelligerents — Plural form of cobelligerent.
- cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.