9-letter words containing a, l, t, o
- captopril — an ACE inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure
- cartloads — Plural form of cartload.
- cartology — the theory or science of mapmaking
- cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
- cassoulet — a stew originating from France, made from haricot beans and goose, duck, pork, etc
- castellón — seaport in E Spain, on the Mediterranean: pop. 133,000
- catabolic — destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy (opposed to anabolism).
- cataloged — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloger — a person, normally in a library, who catalogues literary materials
- catalogic — of the nature of or relating to a catalogue
- 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)
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- catchpoll — (formerly) a petty officer of justice, especially one arresting persons for debt.
- catholics — Plural form of Catholic.
- cautelous — crafty or cunning
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- charleton — a male given name.
- 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
- chelation — the process by which a chelate is formed
- chelators — Plural form of chelator.
- chicalote — a poppy, Argemone platyceras, of the southwestern US and Mexico with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers
- chipolata — a small sausage in a narrow casing
- chlorates — Plural form of chlorate.
- chocolate — Chocolate is a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans. It is usually brown in colour and is eaten as a sweet.
- chocolaty — a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- choluteca — a city in S Honduras.
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- ciliation — Lb biology Quality of having cilia.
- ciliolate — covered with minute hairs, as some plants
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- claremont — a town in SW California.
- clavation — the state of being clavate
- claw foot — a foot with claws.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- claytonia — any low-growing North American succulent portulacaceous plant of the genus Claytonia
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
- cleopatra — a yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, the male of which has its wings flushed with orange
- climatory — Having to do with climate.
- clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
- clintonia — any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia, having white, greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, broad ribbed leaves, and blue berries
- cloacitis — inflammation of the cloaca in birds, including domestic fowl, and other animals with a common opening of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts
- clodpated — stupid
- cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
- clonality — The fact or condition of being genetically identical, as to a parent, sibling, or other biological source.
- cloth cap — A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men.
- cloth-cap — pertaining to or characteristic of the working class.
- clothyard — (historical) An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches.
- co-relate — to correlate.