13-letter words containing o, t, l, i
- cosmopolitism — The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices.
- cosmothetical — cosmothetic
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- cottage tulip — a late-flowering type of tulip, usually having pointed or elongated flowers.
- could do with — If you say that you could do with something, you mean that you need it or would benefit from it.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterfeitly — in a counterfeit manner
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- county family — an old family that has lived in a particular county for several generations
- county police — (in the US) the police of a particular county
- court martial — A court martial is a trial in a military court of a member of the armed forces who is charged with breaking a military law.
- court-martial — a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers, sailors, etc., against military or naval law.
- cove lighting — indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling.
- crenellations — the battlements on a building
- criminologist — the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.
- cross-fertile — capable of cross-fertilization or of being cross-fertilized
- cross-sterile — incapable of reproducing due to hybridization.
- cross-utilize — to make use of in an additional or different way.
- crosscut file — a file having two intersecting rows of teeth
- crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- cryptological — cryptography.
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
- cucking stool — stool in which suspected witches were tested
- culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
- curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
- curling tongs — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- cycloaddition — a type of pericyclic chemical reaction
- cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- cytochalasins — Plural form of cytochalasin.
- cytogenetical — of or related to cytogenetics
- cytologically — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.
- dactyliomancy — the use of a suspended finger-ring for divination
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- dame's violet — a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- data modeling — (spelling) US spelling of "data modelling".
- deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- declinational — Relating to declination.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decompilation — The act, or the result of decompiling.