12-letter words containing a, d, i, t
- cantharidian — cantharidal
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- cardan joint — type of universal joint
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- 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.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cathodically — in a cathodic manner, by using a cathode
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- certificated — A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard.
- cetylic acid — palmitic acid.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- choroid coat — a pigmented, highly vascular membrane of the eye that is continuous with the iris and lies between the sclera and the retina, functioning to nourish the retina and absorb scattered light.
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
- 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