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10-letter words containing s, i, c, l

  • cascarilla — a West Indian euphorbiaceous shrub, Croton eluteria, whose bitter aromatic bark is used as a tonic
  • cash limit — a limit imposed as a method of curtailing overall expenditure without specifying the precise means of budgetary control
  • castellani — Plural form of castellanus.
  • castlelike — a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
  • castor oil — Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine.
  • casualties — Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
  • catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
  • catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
  • cataclasis — the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing
  • catalepsis — Dated form of catalepsy.
  • catalogist — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
  • catalystic — (nonstandard) Serving as a catalyst; catalytic.
  • cataplasia — the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form
  • catchflies — Plural form of catchfly.
  • catholicos — the patriarch of the Armenian Church
  • catholicus — catholicos.
  • cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
  • cause list — a list of cases awaiting a hearing
  • cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
  • cavillers' — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
  • celandines — Plural form of celandine.
  • celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
  • celeritous — (rare) Swift, speedy, fast.
  • celestials — Plural form of celestial.
  • celioscope — celoscope.
  • celioscopy — celoscope.
  • cellobiose — a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C12H22O11
  • cellulitis — inflammation of any of the tissues of the body, characterized by fever, pain, swelling, and redness of the affected area
  • cellulosic — of or made from cellulose
  • celtic sea — the relatively shallow part of the Atlantic Ocean lying between S Ireland, SW Wales, Cornwall, and W Brittany
  • centesimal — hundredth
  • centralise — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
  • centralist — Centralist organizations govern a country or organize things using one central group of people who control and instruct everyone else.
  • centrioles — Plural form of centriole.
  • cephalitis — encephalitis.
  • cetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with whales and dolphins.
  • chairlifts — Plural form of chairlift.
  • chaiseless — without a chaise
  • chalazions — Plural form of chalazion.
  • chalkiness — of or like chalk.
  • chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
  • channelise — Alternative form of channelize.
  • charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
  • charles ii — known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (875–877) and, as Charles I, king of France (843–877)
  • charles iv — known as Charles the Fair. 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
  • charles ix — 1550–74, king of France (1560–74), son of Catherine de' Medici and Henry II: his reign was marked by war between Huguenots and Catholics
  • charles vi — known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
  • charles xi — 1655–97, king of Sweden (1660–97), who established an absolute monarchy and defeated Denmark (1678)
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