12-letter words containing a, d, e, l, i, c
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularized — Simple past tense and past participle of circularize.
- civilianized — Simple past tense and past participle of civilianize.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clean-limbed — having well-proportioned limbs
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- 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.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialized — to make colonial.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
- consolidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- credentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- credit sales — sales for which the customer does not need to pay immediately
- criminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of criminalize.
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- daniell cell — a type of cell having a zinc anode in dilute sulphuric acid separated by a porous barrier from a copper cathode in copper sulphate solution. It has an emf of 1.1 volts
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper