11-letter words containing s, t, a, l
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
- choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cholestasis — the medical condition characterized by the inability of bile to pass normally out of the liver due to blockage or impairment
- cholestatic — of or relating to cholestasis
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- cisatlantic — on this (the speaker's) side of the Atlantic
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- classicists — Plural form of classicist.
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- clean sheet — an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet)
- clean slate — a record without dishonour
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clericalist — Of or pertaining to clericalism.
- clickstream — a record of the path taken by users through a website, enabling designers to access the use being made of their website
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- 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.
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- coast pilot — Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.
- coatesville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- cocos plate — a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the oceanic Guatemala Basin, and bounded on the north and east by the Central American Trench, on the west by the East Pacific Rise, and on the south by the Nazca Plate.
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- collaterals — security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
- collegiates — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.
- coloraturas — Plural form of coloratura.
- colorcaster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- common salt — salt1 (def 1).
- communalist — An advocate of communalism.
- complaisant — If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.
- complicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complicate.
- compostable — capable of being used as compost
- conciliates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conciliate.