10-letter words containing y, c, l, e
- celibately — In a celibate way.
- celioscopy — celoscope.
- cell cycle — the growth cycle of eukaryotic cells. It is divided into five stages, known as G0, in which the cell is quiescent, G1 and G2, in which it increases in size, S, in which it duplicates its DNA, and M, in which it undergoes mitosis and divides
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- cephalalgy — Dated form of cephalalgia.
- cerebrally — Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the cerebrum or the brain.
- certaynely — Archaic spelling of certainly.
- ceylon tea — a tea from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chalybeate — containing or impregnated with iron salts
- chandlerly — like, or pertaining to, a chandler
- changeably — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- cheerfully — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- cheeringly — In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- cherrylike — Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor.
- chessylite — the blue mineral azurite or copper carbonate
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- chocolatey — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- cholecysts — Plural form of cholecyst.
- choreology — the method of writing down the signs and characters that indicate movements in dance
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- city clerk — a city official who maintains public records and vital statistics, issues licenses, etc.
- civil year — calendar year
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clay eater — (in the South Atlantic States) a term used to refer to a poor, uneducated person from a rural area.
- clay stone — argillite.
- claystones — argillite.
- clear away — When you clear things away or clear away, you put away the things that you have been using, especially for eating or cooking.
- clear-eyed — discerning; perceptive
- clearstory — clerestory
- clepsydras — Plural form of clepsydra.
- clerestory — a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof
- clerically — In a clerical manner; as a cleric.
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- clonotypes — Plural form of clonotype.
- cloudberry — a creeping Eurasian herbaceous rosaceous plant, Rubus chamaemorus, with white flowers and orange berry-like fruits (drupelets)
- clover key — feature key
- cluny lace — a strong heavy silk and cotton bobbin lace made at Cluny or elsewhere
- clydesdale — a heavy powerful breed of carthorse, originally from Scotland
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- cockeyedly — in a cockeyed manner