12-letter words containing la
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choke collar — a training collar for a dog, that tightens when the dog strains at the leash
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
- 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
- circular saw — A circular saw is a round metal disk with a sharp edge which is used for cutting wood and other materials.
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularise.
- circularized — Simple past tense and past participle of circularize.
- circularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularize.
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circulatable — Capable of being circulated.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- 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
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clannishness — of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clap hold of — to grasp suddenly or forcibly
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
- clapper rail — a long-billed rail, Rallus longirostris, of coastal marshes of the Americas, having a harsh, cackling cry.
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
- clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clarion call — A clarion call is a strong and emotional appeal to people to do something.
- class a drug — (in Britain) any of the most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and MDMA