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12-letter words containing a, n, i, c, u

  • coquilla nut — the nut of a South American palm tree, Attalea funifera, having a hard brown shell used for carving
  • corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
  • corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
  • cosmonautics — astronautics, especially as applied to space flight.
  • council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
  • council flat — a flat built or owned by a local council
  • councilmanic — of or relating to a councilman or councilwoman
  • councilwoman — A councilwoman is a woman who is a member of a local council.
  • countability — the fact of being countable
  • counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
  • counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
  • counterimage — a corresponding image
  • counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
  • countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
  • coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
  • court action — a legal action
  • craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
  • crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
  • crucian carp — a common cyprinid, Carassius carassius, that closely resembles the wild form of goldfish, occurring in streams in most parts of Europe and northern Asia.
  • culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
  • cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
  • curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
  • curia romana — the body of congregations, offices, permanent commissions, etc., that assist the pope in the government and administration of the church.
  • curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
  • curtain call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
  • curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
  • curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
  • curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
  • curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung
  • curtain ring — a wooden, plastic, or metal ring used to attach a curtain to a curtain pole
  • curtain time — the time at which a play or other performance is scheduled to begin.
  • curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
  • cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.
  • cutinization — a process in which the outermost plant cells become thickened and covered with cutin, making them waterproof
  • dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
  • day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
  • decrustation — the act of removing a crust
  • decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
  • denticulated — Denticulate.
  • denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
  • denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
  • denunciative — Denunciatory.
  • denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
  • difunctional — Bifunctional.
  • dijudication — the act or process of dijudicating
  • dilucidation — elucidation
  • discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
  • discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
  • discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
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