12-letter words containing a, c, o, u
- dilucidation — elucidation
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- double cream — (in France) a fresh, soft cheese with at least 60 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- double-faced — practicing duplicity; hypocritical.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- droseraceous — of or relating to the genus of plants Drosera
- dual-control — having dual controls
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- effectuation — to bring about; effect.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equivocality — The quality of being equivocal.
- equivocating — Present participle of equivocate.
- equivocation — The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
- equivocatory — Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist