12-letter words containing a, d, i, c, t
- city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
- 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.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- coccidiostat — a drug used to treat coccidiosis
- codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- concertinaed — a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- conditionals — Plural form of conditional.
- conditionate — to regulate or limit (something) by conditions
- conductorial — relating to a conductor
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
- consolidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate.
- consolidator — a person or thing that consolidates
- contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
- contradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- contradicter — One who contradicts.
- contradictor — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coordinating — Present participle of coordinate.
- coordination — Coordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
- coordinative — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coordinators — Plural form of coordinator.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- 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
- cross-dating — a method of dating objects, remains, etc, by comparison and correlation with other sites and levels
- 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.
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed