9-letter words containing el
- cellarers — Plural form of cellarer.
- cellaring — Present participle of cellar.
- cellarman — a person in charge of a cellar where wine or beer is stored
- cellarmen — Plural form of cellarman.
- cellarous — of, relating to or resembling a cellar
- cellarway — the entrance leading into a cellar
- cellblock — a group of cells in a prison where prisoners are kept
- cellhouse — a prison building containing separate cells, each usually intended for one or two prisoners.
- cellmates — Plural form of cellmate.
- celloidin — a nitrocellulose compound derived from pyroxylin, used in a solution of alcohol and ether for embedding specimens before cutting sections for microscopy
- cellphone — A cellphone is the same as a cellular phone.
- cellulase — any enzyme that converts cellulose to the disaccharide cellobiose
- cellulate — cellular.
- cellulite — Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs.
- celluloid — You can use celluloid to refer to films and the cinema.
- cellulose — Cellulose is a substance that exists in the cell walls of plants and is used to make paper, plastic, and various fabrics and fibres.
- cellulous — consisting of or filled with cells
- celoscope — an instrument for examining a body cavity.
- celsitude — the position or stance of dignity or loftiness
- celticism — a Celtic custom or usage.
- celticist — an expert in Celtic languages or culture.
- cerebella — a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.
- chainbelt — a belt made up of metal links, used as a conveyor or with a chain gear.
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chanceler — Obsolete form of chancellor.
- chandelle — an abrupt climbing turn almost to the point of stalling, in which an aircraft's momentum is used to increase its rate of climb
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- channeler — a person or thing that channels; specif., a medium (sense 7)
- chartwell — a house near Westerham in Kent: home for 40 years of Sir Winston Churchill
- chatelain — the keeper or governor of a castle
- chelating — Having the ability to undergo chelation.
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chelators — Plural form of chelator.
- chelicera — one of a pair of appendages on the head of spiders and other arachnids: often modified as food-catching claws
- cheliform — shaped like a chela; pincer-like
- chelonian — any reptile of the order Chelonia, including the tortoises and turtles, in which most of the body is enclosed in a protective bony capsule
- chevelure — the hazy or misty luminescence encircling a comet or star
- chevronel — a narrow chevron, one-half the usual breadth or less.
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- chiselers — Plural form of chiseler.
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chiselled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiselled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiseller — a person who uses a chisel
- chlorella — any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food
- cholelith — a stone formed in the gall bladder by the accumulation of bile constituents
- clamshell — a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
- cleveland — a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
- clientele — The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
- clitellar — relating to the clitellum of earthworms