9-letter words containing t, c, l
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- cutlasses — Plural form of cutlass.
- cutleries — cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
- cuttingly — In a cutting manner.
- cyclamate — a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes
- cyclepath — a special path for the exclusive use of cyclists
- cyclicity — the quality or nature of being cyclic
- cyclolith — a stone circle
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cyclotome — a type of scalpel for performing a cyclotomy.
- cyclotomy — Surgery. incision of the ciliary muscle.
- cyclotron — a type of particle accelerator in which the particles spiral inside two D-shaped hollow metal electrodes placed facing each other under the effect of a strong vertical magnetic field, gaining energy by a high-frequency voltage applied between these electrodes
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- cystocele — a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- cytocidal — capable of killing cells.
- cytologic — of or relating to cytology
- cytolysin — a substance that can partially or completely destroy animal cells
- cytolysis — the dissolution of cells, esp by the destruction of their membranes
- cytolytic — the dissolution or degeneration of cells.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- cytosolic — of or relating to a cytosol
- dactylics — Plural form of dactylic.
- dactylist — someone who writes poetry in dactyls
- dalmatics — Plural form of dalmatic.
- daly city — city in W Calif.: suburb of San Francisco: pop. 104,000
- dapatical — (obsolete) sumptuous in cheer.
- decaliter — dekaliter
- decalitre — ten litres. One decalitre is equal to about 2.2 imperial gallons
- decastyle — a portico consisting of ten columns
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- deceitful — If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- decentral — Not central; decentralized.
- deciliter — one tenth of a liter (3.376 fluid ounces or 6.1024 cubic inches)
- decilitre — one tenth of a litre
- deck bolt — a flat-headed bolt for fastening down deck planking.
- declarant — a person who makes a declaration
- declareth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'declare'.
- declinant — a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
- declinist — a person who believes that something is in decline
- declivity — a downward slope, esp of the ground
- declutter — to simplify or get rid of mess, disorder, complications, etc, from
- decollate — to separate (continuous stationery, etc) into individual forms
- decollete — (on a piece of women's clothing) a bodice that has a very low neckline
- decontrol — When governments decontrol an activity, they remove controls from it so that companies or organizations have more freedom.
- decretals — a compilation of decretals, esp the authoritative compilation (Liber Extra) of Gregory IX (1234) which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- decubital — any position assumed by a patient when lying in bed.
- deculture — to deculturate.