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12-letter words containing a, c, n, o

  • chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
  • chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
  • chlorocarbon — a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.
  • chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
  • chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
  • chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
  • chord change — a movement from one chord to another
  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
  • chromonemata — a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
  • chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
  • chronography — an arrangement of past events
  • chronophobia — Fear of the passing of time, or more generally of time itself.
  • chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
  • chthonophagy — (disease) Alternative form of chthonophagia.
  • chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
  • cinema-going — regularly attending the cinema
  • cinnamon bun — a honey bun flavored with cinnamon and often containing raisins.
  • circulations — Plural form of circulation.
  • city company — (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London
  • civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
  • civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
  • cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
  • cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
  • clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
  • clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
  • clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
  • clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
  • clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
  • clap eyes on — to catch sight of
  • clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
  • clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
  • clarion call — A clarion call is a strong and emotional appeal to people to do something.
  • class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
  • classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
  • claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
  • claudication — limping; lameness
  • claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
  • clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
  • clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
  • clean bowled — bowled by a ball that breaks the wicket without hitting the batsman or his bat
  • cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
  • clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
  • close season — In football and some other sports, the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
  • close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
  • closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
  • closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
  • closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
  • cloud banner — banner cloud.
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