7-letter words containing al
- calming — soothing; tranquillizing
- calomel — a colourless tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, esp as a cathartic. Formula: Hg2Cl2
- caloric — Caloric means relating to calories.
- calorie — Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories.
- calotte — a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy
- caloyer — a monk of the Greek Orthodox Church, esp of the Basilian Order
- calpack — A kind of cap from Turkic countries, with a high crown.
- calpacs — Plural form of calpac.
- calpain — any of various enzymes in mammals and other organisms that are involved in the proteolysis of endogenous proteins and are regulated by the concentration of calcium ions
- caltech — the California Institute of Technology
- caltrap — Archaic form of caltrop.
- caltrop — any tropical or subtropical plant of the zygophyllaceous genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia that have spiny burs or bracts
- calumba — the root of the Mozambiquan plant Jateorhiza columba, used as an aid to digestion and as a mild tonic
- calumet — a long-stemmed ceremonial pipe, smoked by North American Indians as a token of peace, at sacrifices, etc.
- calumny — Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them.
- calvary — a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air
- calvert — Sir George, 1st Baron Baltimore. ?1580–1632, English statesman; founder of the colony of Maryland
- calving — to give birth to a calf: The cow is expected to calve tomorrow.
- calvino — Italo. 1923–85, Italian novelist and short-story writer. His works include Our Ancestors (1960) and Invisible Cities (1972)
- calvous — lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
- calyces — calyx
- calycle — a cup-shaped structure, as in the coral skeleton
- calydon — ancient city in S Aetolia, central Greece
- calypso — A calypso is a song about a current subject, sung in a style which originally comes from the West Indies.
- calyxes — Botany. the outermost group of floral parts; the sepals.
- calzone — a dish of Italian origin consisting of pizza dough folded over a filling of cheese and tomatoes, herbs, ham, etc
- cambial — a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- cameral — of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber
- cantala — a tropical American plant, Agave cantala, similar to the century plant: family Agavaceae (agaves)
- capital — Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money.
- caporal — a strong coarse dark tobacco
- caracal — a lynxlike feline mammal, Lynx caracal, inhabiting deserts of N Africa and S Asia, having long legs, a smooth coat of reddish fur, and black-tufted ears
- caraval — Obsolete spelling of caravel.
- cardial — (rare) Relating to the heart.
- carinal — resembling or relating to a carina
- carpale — carpal
- carpals — pertaining to the carpus: the carpal joint.
- castral — of or relating to a camp, esp a military camp
- casuals — informal articles of clothing or footwear
- catalan — Something that is Catalan belongs or relates to Catalonia, its people, or its language. Catalonia is a region of Spain.
- catalog — A catalog is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library.
- catalpa — any bignoniaceous tree of the genus Catalpa of North America and Asia, having large leaves, bell-shaped whitish flowers, and long slender pods
- catcall — Catcalls are loud noises that people make to show that they disapprove of something they are watching or listening to.
- catfall — the line used in a cat
- cattalo — a hardy breed of cattle developed by crossing the American bison with domestic cattle
- catwalk — At a fashion show, the catwalk is a narrow platform that models walk along to display clothes.
- causals — Plural form of causal.
- cavalla — any of various tropical carangid fishes, such as Gnathanodon speciosus (golden cavalla)
- cavally — Caranx hippos, a carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast.
- cavalry — The cavalry is the part of an army that uses armoured vehicles for fighting.