12-letter words containing c, a, l, n, d, r
- crocodilians — Plural form of crocodilian.
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- dancing girl — a professional female dancer who dances to entertain customers at a club, theatre, etc
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dinaric alps — a mountain range in W Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia: connected with the main Alpine system by the Julian Alps. Highest peak: Troglav, 1913 m (6277 ft)
- disciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- discretional — discretionary.
- draconically — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- dual-control — having dual controls
- dwarf cornel — the bunchberry.
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- endocervical — Within a cervix.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fer de lance — a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
- fer-de-lance — a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- increditable — (rare) Incapable of being believed; not creditable.
- ineradicable — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- ineradicably — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
- intracardial — situated within, or injected into, the heart