11-letter words containing t, r, e, l
- chanterelle — any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Cantharellus, esp C. cibarius, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom: family Cantharellaceae
- chanticleer — a name for a cock, used esp in fables
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chelicerate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chelicerata, a subphylum of arthropods, including arachnids and the horseshoe crab, in which the first pair of limbs are modified as chelicerae
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- 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
- 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.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- circinately — In a circinate fashion.
- circle time — a time in which pre-school or primary school children sit in a circle and take turns to speak, usually with possession of a circulated object being the sign of whose turn it is
- circulative — Promoting circulation; circulating.
- circumflect — to emphasize with a circumflex accent
- 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
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clear water — a city in W Florida.
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.
- 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
- climacteric — a critical event or period
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- clock tower — A clock tower is a tall, narrow building with a clock at the top.
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- clorazepate — a benzodiazepine, C 16 H 13 ClN 2 O 4 , used in the treatment of chronic anxiety states and as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
- closed term — (theory) A term with no free variables.
- cloth-eared — deaf
- cluster cup — aecium.
- cluster fly — a dipterous fly, Pollenia rudis, that tends to gather in large numbers in attics in the autumn: family Calliphoridae. The larvae are parasitic in earthworms
- cluster leg — a leg having the form of a cluster of columns or shafts.
- co-relation — correlation
- coal cutter — a machine for undercutting a coal seam
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- coat flower — a plant, Petrorhagia saxifraga, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having pink or white flowers in terminal branching clusters.
- cocelebrant — One of two or more celebrants involved with the same occasion.
- code letter — a letter which is part of a code