12-letter words that end in l
- cancellarial — relating to a chancellor
- candied peel — fruit skin which has been impregnated or encrusted with sugar or syrup, esp that of citrus fruits
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
- carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- cartological — relating to cartology
- cash journal — cashbook.
- cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
- cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- catechetical — of or relating to teaching by question and answer
- catechumenal — Ecclesiastical. a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity, as in the early church; a neophyte.
- cement steel — steel produced by the cementation of wrought iron or mild steel.
- center wheel — the wheel driving the minute and hour hands of a timepiece.
- centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
- centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
- cerium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the terbium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- characterful — If you describe something as characterful, you mean that it is pleasant and interesting.
- charm school — a school teaching manners and social skills
- chattel real — an interest in land less than a freehold, such as a lease
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- chlorophenol — any of three isomers having the formula C 6 H 5 ClO, derived from chlorine and phenol, used chiefly as intermediates in the manufacture of dyes.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- choir school — (in Britain) a school, esp a preparatory school attached to a cathedral, college, etc, offering general education to boys whose singing ability is good
- chopper tool — a core tool of flint or stone, with a transverse cutting edge, characteristic of cultures in Asia and parts of the Middle East and Europe
- chord symbol — any of a series of letters and numerals, used as a shorthand indication of chords, esp in jazz, folk, or pop music
- chorological — relating to the place where something can be found
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- circular mil — a unit of area of cross section of wire, equal to the area of a circle whose diameter is one thousandth of an inch. 1 circular mil is equal to 0.785 × 10–6 square inch or 0.2 × 10–9 square metre
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- citlaltepetl — a volcano in SE Mexico, in central Veracruz state: the highest peak in the country. Height: 5636 m (18 492 ft), though this is disputed between different sources
- city council — a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.
- clapper rail — a long-billed rail, Rallus longirostris, of coastal marshes of the Americas, having a harsh, cackling cry.
- clarion call — A clarion call is a strong and emotional appeal to people to do something.
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- closed shell — (in atomic structure) a shell that contains the maximum number of electrons permitted by the exclusion principle.
- clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- coffee royal — café royale.
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- collect call — A collect call is a telephone call which is paid for by the person who receives the call, rather than the person who makes the call.
- colour model — (graphics) Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
- commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- commissarial — Of or pertaining to a commissary.
- complemental — complementary; completing.