14-letter words containing c, o, u, l, i
- chromium steel — a very hard alloy steel containing chromium
- church council — (in certain Lutheran churches) a body of lay delegates chosen from the congregation and charged with supporting the pastor in religious instruction, contributions to the church, etc.
- circular error — Horology. loss of isochronism in a pendulum moving through circular arcs of different sizes: sometimes avoided by causing the pendulum to move through cycloidal arcs.
- circumcolumnar — surrounding a column.
- circumlittoral — adjoining the shore
- circumlocution — A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
- circumlocutory — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- circumvolution — the act of turning, winding, or folding around a central axis
- ciudad bolivar — a port in E Venezuela, on the Orinoco River: accessible to ocean-going vessels. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
- clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cleistothecium — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- coarticulation — concomitance of articulation, as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single articulation (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an articulation (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into an articulation (-o).
- cocktail sauce — any of various sauces served with a seafood cocktail, typically one consisting of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and seasonings.
- coeliac plexus — the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
- coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
- colliquescence — the potential for turning to liquid
- colloquialisms — Plural form of colloquialism.
- colloquialness — The state or quality of being colloquial.
- colon bacillus — coliform bacillus.
- colour printer — a printer that prints in colour on paper
- colouring book — A colouring book is a book of simple drawings which children can colour in.
- columbia river — a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- combustibility — capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable: Gasoline vapor is highly combustible.
- come in useful — If an object or skill comes in useful, it can help you achieve something in a particular situation.
- comma bacillus — a comma-shaped bacterium, Vibrio comma, that causes cholera in man: family Spirillaceae
- common council — the local legislative body of a municipal government.
- communion rail — (in a Christian church) the rail in front of the altar at which people kneel when taking communion
- community life — the life and activities of a community
- compulsiveness — compelling; compulsory.
- computerizable — able to be computerized
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualise.
- conceptualists — Plural form of conceptualist.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
- conceptualizer — a person who conceptualizes
- conceptualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize.
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
- conclusionally — the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.