16-letter words containing il
- call of the wild — a novel (1903) by Jack London.
- camomile shampoo — a liquid or cream preparation of soap or detergent with camomile extract to wash the hair
- capillary action — Also called capillary action, capillary attraction. Physics. a manifestation of surface tension by which the portion of the surface of a liquid coming in contact with a solid is elevated or depressed, depending on the adhesive or cohesive properties of the liquid.
- capillary-action — Also called capillary action, capillary attraction. Physics. a manifestation of surface tension by which the portion of the surface of a liquid coming in contact with a solid is elevated or depressed, depending on the adhesive or cohesive properties of the liquid.
- castor-oil plant — a tall euphorbiaceous Indian plant, Ricinus communis, cultivated in tropical regions for ornament and for its poisonous seeds, from which castor oil is extracted
- cecil b de mille — Cecil B(lount) [bluhnt] /blʌnt/ (Show IPA), 1881–1959, U.S. motion-picture producer and director (uncle of Agnes de Mille).
- chancellorsville — hamlet in NE Va. (now called Chancellor): site of a Civil War battle (May, 1863) won by Confederate forces
- chemiluminescent — Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence.
- cherries jubilee — a dessert of dark sweet cherries served in a flaming brandy sauce over vanilla ice cream
- child psychiatry — the branch of psychiatry specializing in the treatment of children.
- child psychology — the study of the mental states and processes of children.
- childcare center — a place or business offering childcare for working parents
- childcare worker — someone who takes care of children in return for money
- children's panel — (in Scotland) a group of representatives of relevant agencies, with the power to deal with a child under sixteen who is in criminal or family trouble. Its hearings are private and replace most of the functions of juvenile courts
- chilean firebush — South American shrub with scarlet flowers
- chilli con carne — Chilli con carne is a dish made from minced meat, vegetables, and powdered or fresh chillies.
- chinese pavilion — crescent (def 6).
- chinese wood oil — tung oil.
- chinese-pavilion — a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- chorionic villus — one of the branching outgrowths of the chorion that, together with maternal tissue, form the placenta.
- circular sailing — a method of navigation in which the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.
- circumlocutorily — In a circumlocutory manner.
- civil air patrol — a voluntary organization performing emergency services, as assisting the U.S. Air Force on search missions, and offering aerospace-education and youth programs: founded 1941. Abbreviation: CAP.
- civilian clothes — not military uniform
- cocktail cabinet — a cupboard in which glasses and bottles are kept
- cocktail sausage — a small sausage served with drinks
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- commercial pilot — an airplane pilot licensed to transport passengers, goods, etc.
- common spoonbill — a wading bird of warm regions, Platalea leucorodia, having a long horizontally flattened bill: family Threskiornithidae, order Ciconiiformes
- companionability — The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
- compilation film — film from an archive used in a film or documentary to give a feeling of the relevant period
- composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny petalless flowers and a ray of petals extending from the flowers at the rim of the disk, some flower heads being composed only of a disk or a ray and some plants having clusters of flower heads, and including the aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, and zinnia.
- conciliatoriness — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- constructability — Alternative form of constructibility.
- constructibility — The condition of being constructible.
- contract killing — a murder carried out in fulfilment of a contract
- cook-chill foods — foods which are chilled rapidly and reheated as required
- council of state — a council that deliberates on high-level policies of a government.
- council of trent — the council of the Roman Catholic Church that met between 1545 and 1563 at Trent in S Tyrol. Reacting against the Protestants, it reaffirmed traditional Catholic beliefs and formulated the ideals of the Counter-Reformation
- counterguerrilla — (of operations, conflicts, etc) conducted against guerrillas
- cray instability — A shortcoming of a program or algorithm that manifests itself only when a large problem is being run on a powerful machine such as a Cray. Generally more subtle than bugs that can be detected in smaller problems running on a workstation or minicomputer.
- customer profile — a description or analysis of a typical or ideal customer for one's business
- dafydd ap gwilym — ?1320–?1380, Welsh poet
- davila y padilla — Agustín ("Chronicler of the Indies") 1562–1604, Mexican historian.
- dead-smooth file — the smoothest grade of file commonly used
- demilitarisation — The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
- demilitarization — to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
- destabilizations — Plural form of destabilization.
- devil's advocate — If you play devil's advocate in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with but which is very different to what other people have been saying, in order to make the argument more interesting.
- devil's triangle — Bermuda Triangle.