11-letter words containing o, s, l
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chisel plow — a soil tillage device pulled by a tractor or animal, used to break up and stir soil a foot or more beneath the surface without turning it.
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
- chocaholics — Plural form of chocaholic.
- chocoholics — Plural form of chocoholic.
- choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- 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.
- chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
- chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
- christology — the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ
- chromoplasm — chromatin.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chromosomal — Chromosomal means relating to or connected with chromosomes.
- chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
- chrysoberyl — a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chucklesome — amusing; full of humour
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- ciclosporin — a drug extracted from a fungus and used after organ transplantation to suppress the body's immune mechanisms, and so prevent rejection of an organ
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- classloader — (computing, Java) A mechanism for dynamically loading classes into a virtual machine.
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- 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
- clock speed — clock rate
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot