12-letter words containing a, u, t, o, c
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluosilicate — a salt of fluosilicic acid.
- four old cat — three old cat played with four batters.
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- fracastorius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (97 km) in diameter.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- galactagogue — A food or drug that promotes or increases the flow of a mother’s milk.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glaucomatous — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- gut of canso — Canso (def 2).
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
- incautiously — In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- incrustation — an incrusting or being incrusted.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- inoccupation — a lack of occupation
- inoculations — the act or process of inoculating.
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- inosculation — The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; intercommunication.
- insouciantly — free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- interacinous — situated between the acini of a gland or lung.
- interlocular — having one or more locules.
- iron curtain — (sometimes initial capital letters) a barrier to understanding and the exchange of information and ideas created by ideological, political, and military hostility of one country toward another, especially such a barrier between the Soviet Union and its allies and other countries.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- labour costs — the charges incurred when employing labour; the wages, etc, paid to workers, esp those employed to do physical work