9-letter words containing lo
- catalogue — A catalogue 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.
- catalonia — a region of NE Spain, with a strong separatist tradition: became an autonomous region with its own parliament in 1979; an important agricultural and industrial region, with many resorts. Pop: 7 012 600 (2003 est). Area: 31 929 sq km (12 328 sq miles)
- caudillos — Plural form of caudillo.
- cautelous — crafty or cunning
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- cellblock — a group of cells in a prison where prisoners are kept
- celloidin — a nitrocellulose compound derived from pyroxylin, used in a solution of alcohol and ether for embedding specimens before cutting sections for microscopy
- 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.
- cephaloid — Shaped like the head or the brain.
- cephalous — having a head
- cerecloth — waxed waterproof cloth of a kind formerly used as a shroud
- ceylonese — of or relating to Ceylon or its inhabitants
- ceylonite — a dark blue or black form of spinel
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- charlotte — a baked dessert served hot or cold, commonly made with fruit and layers or a casing of bread or cake crumbs, sponge cake, etc
- cheilosis — Inflammation of one or both of the corners of the mouth.
- 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
- chicalote — a poppy, Argemone platyceras, of the southwestern US and Mexico with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers
- chilopods — Plural form of chilopod.
- chirology — Palm reading.
- chloracne — a disfiguring skin disease that results from contact with or ingestion or inhalation of certain chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons
- chloranil — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
- chlorates — Plural form of chlorate.
- chlordane — a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C10H6Cl8
- chlorella — any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food
- chlorides — Plural form of chloride.
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- chloritic — a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- chlorosis — a disorder, formerly common in adolescent girls, characterized by pale greenish-yellow skin, weakness, and palpitation and caused by insufficient iron in the body
- chlorotic — an abnormally yellow color of plant tissues, resulting from partial failure to develop chlorophyll, caused by a nutrient deficiency or the activities of a pathogen.
- chololith — cholelith.
- chopblock — butcher-block.
- choplogic — excessively complicated argument
- chorology — the study of the causal relations between geographical phenomena occurring within a particular region
- cigarillo — a small cigar often only slightly larger than a cigarette
- cimbaloms — Plural form of cimbalom.
- clip-clop — the sound made by a horse's hooves
- cloacitis — inflammation of the cloaca in birds, including domestic fowl, and other animals with a common opening of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts
- cloakroom — In a public building, the cloakroom is the place where people can leave their coats, umbrellas, and so on.
- clobbered — to paint over existing decoration on (a ceramic piece).
- clobberer — One who, or that which, clobbers.
- clock off — When you clock off at work, you leave work or put a special card into a device to show what time you left.
- clock out — Clock out means the same as clock off.
- clockface — Alternative spelling of clock face.
- clocklike — as precise or regular as a clock
- clockwise — When something is moving clockwise, it is moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock.
- clockwork — A clockwork toy or device has machinery inside it which makes it move or operate when it is wound up with a key.