9-letter words containing el
- camellias — Plural form of camellia.
- camellike — resembling a camel
- cancelbot — a computer program that deletes unwanted mailings to internet usergroups
- canceleer — (of a hawk) to turn in flight when a stoop fails, in order to re-attempt it
- canceling — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
- cancelled — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
- canceller — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
- cancellus — (in an early Christian basilica) one of a row of bars separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from the congregation.
- candlelit — A candlelit room or table is lit by the light of candles.
- canefield — A field where cane is grown.
- canistels — Plural form of canistel.
- cannelure — a groove or fluting, esp one around the cylindrical part of a bullet
- capellini — a very thin and light pasta that resembles spaghetti
- captively — In a captive manner.
- carmelite — a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
- carmelize — (US) Alternative form of caramelize.
- carnelian — a red or reddish-yellow translucent variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone
- carousels — A merry-go-round.
- carpellum — (botany) A carpel.
- carrousel — carousel
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- cartelist — a member of a cartel, or a supporter of cartelism
- cartelize — to form or be formed into a cartel
- cartwheel — If you do a cartwheel, you do a fast, circular movement with your body. You fall sideways, put your hands on the ground, swing your legs over, and return to a standing position.
- caseloads — Plural form of caseload.
- casteless — having no caste
- castellan — a keeper or governor of a castle
- castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
- castellum — a small fort, normally used as a watch tower
- caulfield — Patrick (Joseph). 1936–2005, British painter and printmaker
- causeless — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- cautelous — crafty or cunning
- cavatelli — a shell-like pasta with ridged surfaces.
- ceaseless — If something, often something unpleasant, is ceaseless, it continues for a long time without stopping or changing.
- celandine — either of two unrelated plants, Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) or Ranunculus ficaria (lesser celandine)
- celebrant — A celebrant is a person who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony.
- celebrate — If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
- celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
- celecoxib — an anti-inflammatory drug
- celestial — of or in the sky or universe, as planets or stars
- celestine — celestite
- celestite — a white, red, or blue mineral consisting of strontium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of strontium compounds. Formula: SrSO4
- celibates — Plural form of celibate.
- celibatic — of or relating to celibacy
- celiotomy — laparotomy (def 2).
- cell body — the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites.
- cell line — a clone of animal or plant cells that can be grown in a suitable nutrient culture medium in the laboratory
- cell pack — a container made of cellular plastic, as one used for holding flowers or plants.
- cell wall — the outer layer of a cell, esp the structure in plant cells that consists of cellulose, lignin, etc, and gives mechanical support to the cell
- cellarage — an area of a cellar