11-letter words containing o, s, e, l, t
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- 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.
- cholesterol — Cholesterol is a substance that exists in the fat, tissues, and blood of all animals. Too much cholesterol in a person's blood can cause heart disease.
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- close quote — (used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.)
- close to/on — Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance. In British English, you can also say close on a particular amount or distance.
- close up/to — If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it.
- close-stool — a wooden stool containing a covered chamber pot
- closed term — (theory) A term with no free variables.
- closefisted — stingy
- clothes peg — A clothes peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.
- clothes-peg — a clothespin.
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesless — Without clothes.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- clothespole — a pole for supporting a clothesline
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- coatesville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- cocos plate — a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the oceanic Guatemala Basin, and bounded on the north and east by the Central American Trench, on the west by the East Pacific Rise, and on the south by the Nazca Plate.
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- colectomies — Plural form of colectomy.
- coleoptiles — Plural form of coleoptile.
- collaterals — security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
- collections — Plural form of collection.
- collectives — Plural form of collective.
- collegiates — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- colorcaster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- colostomies — Plural form of colostomy.
- colporteurs — Plural form of colporteur.
- coltishness — The state or condition of being coltish.
- combustible — A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
- comestibles — food
- comfortless — to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- complements — Plural form of complement.
- completions — Plural form of completion.