11-letter words containing t, o, l, e, c
- catholicate — the legal power of the leader of an Armenian church
- catholicize — to make or become catholic
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
- cattle show — a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
- cattle-stop — a grid of metal bars covering a hollow or hole dug in a roadway, intended to prevent the passage of livestock while allowing vehicles, etc, to pass unhindered
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
- cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
- ceilometers — Plural form of ceilometer.
- celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- celebrators — Plural form of celebrator.
- celebratory — A celebratory meal, drink, or other activity takes place to celebrate something such as a birthday, anniversary, or victory.
- cell theory — a basic tenet of modern biology, first stated by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann in 1838–39, that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms.
- centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
- centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
- cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- cereologist — Someone who studies crop circles, especially one who believes that they are not man-made or formed by other terrestrial processes.
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
- chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- cheesecloth — Cheesecloth is cotton cloth that is very thin and light. There are tiny holes between the threads of the cloth.
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chilled out — relaxed
- chillicothe — a city in S Ohio.
- chloanthite — a form of nickel arsenide having commercial importance as a nickel ore
- chloracetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
- chlorophyte — A lower plant of the division Chlorophyta, which comprises the green algae.
- chocolatier — a person or company that makes or sells chocolate
- cholecystic — gallbladder.
- 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
- cholesteric — resulting from the reaction of nitric acid and cholesterin and producing cholesterates
- cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- cholesterol — Cholesterol is a substance that exists in the fat, tissues, and blood of all animals. Too much cholesterol in a person's blood can cause heart disease.
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- citronellal — a colourless slightly water-soluble liquid with a lemon-like odour, a terpene aldehyde found esp in citronella and certain eucalyptus oils: used as a flavouring and in soaps and perfumes. Formula: (CH3)2C:CH(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2CHO
- citronellol — an alcohol present in oils from various aromatic plant species
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.