10-letter words containing s, i, l, c, a
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- 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.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- circensial — relating to the Roman circuses
- circulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circulate.
- cis female — a person who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- cladistics — a method of grouping animals that makes use of lines of descent rather than structural similarities
- clairseach — an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- class bias — prejudicial treatment or perception based on social class
- class list — (in Britain) a list categorizing students according to the class of honours they have obtained in their degree examination
- classicism — Classicism is a style of art practised especially in the 18th century in Europe. It has simple regular forms and the artist does not attempt to express strong emotions.
- classicist — A classicist is someone who studies the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy.
- classicize — to make classic
- classified — Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- classifier — a person or thing that classifies.
- classifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of classify.
- classiness — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- claudius i — 10 b.c.–a.d. 54, Roman emperor a.d. 41–54.
- clausewitz — Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780–1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)
- clavierist — a person who plays the clavier
- cleanskins — Plural form of cleanskin.
- clearwings — Plural form of clearwing.
- clematises — Plural form of clematis.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climaxless — without a climax
- clinicians — Plural form of clinician.
- 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.