12-letter words containing a, l, o, c, u, t
- nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- non-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- nonarticular — Using or involving the muscles rather than the joints.
- nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
- noncustodial — Not having custody of one’s children after a divorce.
- nondualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- nonnucleated — having no nucleus
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- object value — (jargon) In industrial design, a measure of consumers' immediate desire for an object, even before they know or understand what it does. "Gassee may be nuts, but at least the BeBox has great object value."
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- out of place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- out of scale — If something is out of scale with the things near it, it is too big or too small in relation to them.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- punctulation — the state of being punctulate
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- quetzalcoatl — the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
- sans-culotte — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- santalaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Santalaceae, a family of semiparasitic plants of Australia and Malaysia including sandalwood and quandong
- scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.