9-letter words containing c, o, u, l, i
- homunculi — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- in colour — If a film or television programme is in colour, it has been made so that you see the picture in all its colours, and not just in black, white, or grey.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- inclusion — the act of including.
- inoculant — inoculum.
- inoculate — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- involucel — a secondary involucre, as in a compound cluster of flowers.
- involucre — Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- kilocurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- leucoline — quinoline.
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- liquorice — licorice.
- locutions — Plural form of locution.
- lodicules — Plural form of lodicule.
- loquacity — the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity.
- lubricous — (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
- luck into — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- luctation — an effort; a struggle
- ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- miscolour — (transitive) To give a wrong colour to.
- monticule — a subordinate volcanic cone.
- mucolytic — denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus.
- multicoil — having more than one coil, as an electrical device.
- multicopy — any of several or many copies (of a book, document, record, etc)
- multicore — (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- noctiluca — a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea.
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- nucleoids — Plural form of nucleoid.
- nucleolin — (protein) A eukaryotic nucleolar phosphoprotein that is involved in the synthesis and maturation of ribosomes.
- nucleonic — a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- occluding — Present participle of occlude.
- occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
- occlusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- occultism — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- occultist — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- orbicular — like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
- ossiculum — (anatomy) An ossicle.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- plumbicon — a development of the vidicon television camera tube in which the photosensitive material is lead oxide
- poeticule — an inferior poet
- pollucite — a colourless rare mineral consisting of a hydrated caesium aluminium silicate, often containing some rubidium. It occurs in coarse granite, esp in Manitoba, and is an important source of caesium. Formula: CsAlSi2O6.1⁄2H2O
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.