11-letter words containing r, o, l, i
- chronologic — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chyliferous — containing chyle
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- 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
- cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
- circulation — The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- cirrocumuli — Plural form of cirrocumulus.
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- citronellol — an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
- civil court — a court of law in which civil cases are tried and determined. See also civil law (def 1).
- clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
- clamatorial — of or relating to the American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae)
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
- clock radio — a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.
- clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- clopidogrel — An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease, having the chemical formula C16H16ClNO2S.
- clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- clotrimazol — Alternative form of clotrimazole.
- co-relation — correlation
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- codicillary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a codicil.
- cog railway — a railway for a very steep grade with traction supplied by a central cogged rail that meshes with a cogwheel on the engine
- coil spring — a helical spring formed from wire
- coin silver — silver having the standard fineness for coinage purposes.
- coleorhizae — Plural form of coleorhiza.
- colinearity — the state of being arranged in the same linear sequence
- colleterial — relating to a glandular organ (colleterium) in some insects
- collinearly — lying in the same straight line.
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.
- collutorium — collutory.
- cologarithm — the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number; the negative value of the logarithm
- color index — the difference between the apparent photographic magnitude and the apparent visual magnitude of a star.
- color solid — a three-dimensional representation of colors according to the relationship between their hue, value, and saturation.