16-letter words containing li
- charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- charlotte amalie — the capital of the Virgin Islands of the United States, a port on St Thomas Island. Pop: 18 914 (2000)
- chechen republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the Caucasus Mountains: major oil and natural gas resources; formed an Autonomous Republic with Ingushetia from 1936 until 1944 and from 1957 until 1991; declared independence from Ingushetia in 1992; fighting between Chechen separatists and Russian forces (1994–96) led to de facto independence: reoccupied by Russia in 1999–2000. Capital: Grozny. Pop: 1 100 300 (2002). Area: 15 700 sq km (6010 sq miles)
- chemical peeling — a cosmetic process in which a substance containing a chemical (esp alpha-hydroxy acids) is applied to the skin of the face and peeled away to remove a layer of dead cells
- chemolithotrophs — Plural form of chemolithotroph.
- chest specialist — a physician who specializes in diseases affecting the organs in the chest
- chilli con carne — Chilli con carne is a dish made from minced meat, vegetables, and powdered or fresh chillies.
- chimney-climbing — the sport of climbing a vertical fissure large enough for a person's body to enter
- chinese pavilion — crescent (def 6).
- chinese-pavilion — a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
- chloride of lime — a white powder with the approximate formula CaOCl2, obtained by treating slaked lime with chlorine and used for disinfecting and bleaching
- chlorinated lime — bleaching powder.
- christmas lights — strings of lights put up in the Christmas period to decorate houses
- chromolithograph — a picture produced by chromolithography
- chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
- circular sailing — a method of navigation in which the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.
- civilian clothes — not military uniform
- clay-with-flints — a deposit of stiff clay containing unworn whole flints in the S England
- climatologically — In climatological terms.
- clinically obese — overweight to a degree which causes medical complications
- clitoridectomies — Plural form of clitoridectomy.
- clootie dumpling — a boiled suet pudding containing dried fruits
- collision course — If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them.
- come/bring alive — If a story or description comes alive, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic.
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- companionability — The state of being companionable, suitability for companionship.
- compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
- compartmentalize — To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections.
- complicitousness — (rare, possibly nonstandard) Complicity.
- compliments slip — a slip of paper sent with a parcel that identifies the sender and expresses compliments
- compositionality — The property of being compositional.
- conciliatoriness — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- conflict of laws — dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate.
- congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
- congressionalist — of or relating to a congress.
- consequentialism — the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad
- consequentialist — the theory that human actions derive their moral worth solely from their outcomes or consequences.
- consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- constructability — Alternative form of constructibility.
- constructibility — The condition of being constructible.
- contract killing — a murder carried out in fulfilment of a contract
- controversialism — The attitude or tendency to engage in controversy.
- controversialist — a person who takes part in controversy or likes to do so
- controversiality — The quality or state of being controversial.
- controversialize — (transitive) To make to appear controversial.
- contumeliousness — The state or quality of being contumelious.
- conventionalised — to make conventional.
- conventionalists — Plural form of conventionalist.
- conventionalized — to make conventional.
- conventionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conventionalize.