12-letter words containing a, c, r, o, d
- bad scran to — bad luck to
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- black powder — gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
- board school — (formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- braggadocios — empty boasting; bragging.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- breechloader — any gun loaded at the breech
- breed of cat — type; sort; variety: The new airplane is a completely different breed of cat from any that has been designed before.
- broad church — You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
- candleholder — a candlestick
- cape colored — a South African of mixed European and African or Malayan ancestry.
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- cape-froward — Cape, a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.
- caproic acid — oily acid found in milk
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
- carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
- carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
- card catalog — a file of cards of uniform size arranged in some definite order and listing the items in the collection of a library or group of libraries, each card typically identifying a single item.
- card counter — a casino player who memorizes or records which cards have been played in previous hands in order to calculate the odds on receiving winning cards or combinations from those remaining to be dealt, the practice often being held as illegal.
- cardan joint — type of universal joint
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- carload rate — a special low rate for shipment by carloads
- carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
- carriage dog — Dalmatian (sense 4)
- carryforward — carry-over.
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cathodograph — a picture taken using cathode rays
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.