12-letter words containing a, i, d, o
- 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.
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloric acid — a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
- 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.
- chromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- ciudad ojeda — a city in NW Venezuela, on Lake Maracaibo.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- 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.
- co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
- coach driver — a person who drives a coach
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- coccidiostat — a drug used to treat coccidiosis
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- 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.
- cold warrior — a person who engages in or promotes a cold war
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialized — to make colonial.
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- 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.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- concertinaed — a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
- condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.