10-letter words containing s, i, a, l, o
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- clinostats — Plural form of clinostat.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- coal basin — a part of the earth's surface consisting of coal strata that slope down to a common centre
- coalescing — Present participle of coalesce.
- coalfields — Plural form of coalfield.
- coalitions — Plural form of coalition.
- coastlines — Plural form of coastline.
- coat-tails — Coat-tails are the two long pieces at the back of a tailcoat.
- cockatiels — Plural form of cockatiel.
- cognisable — Alternative form of cognizable.
- collapsing — Present participle of collapse.
- collapsion — (archaic) collapse.
- collations — Plural form of collation.
- collegians — Plural form of collegian.
- collimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate.
- colossians — a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians)
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- committals — Plural form of committal.
- complaints — A statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
- conclavism — a minority movement (and the beliefs of certain Traditionalist Catholics) that rejects the authority of the established pope and instead supports an alternative pope
- conclavist — either of two persons who attend upon a cardinal at a conclave, one usually being an ecclesiastical secretary and the other a personal servant.
- consimilar — similar; alike
- consortial — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- cosmetical — relating to cosmetics
- cosmically — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cytoclasis — destruction of cells.
- damoiselle — a damsel
- dandelions — Plural form of dandelion.
- danish oil — a furniture oil, based on synthetic resins, that gives a soft luster.
- de-isolate — to remove from isolation.
- decalogist — a person who interprets and expounds on the Ten Commandments
- decisional — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- deflations — Plural form of deflation.
- defoliates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate.