12-letter words containing c, a, n, d, i
- machine-made — made or constructed by machine
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- magnetic dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malonic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- matricentred — Matricentric.
- media center — a library, usually in school, that contains and encourages the use of audiovisual media and associated equipment as well as books, periodicals, and the like.
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- medicalizing — Present participle of medicalize.
- medicine hat — a city in SE Alberta, in SW Canada.
- medicine man — (among North American Indians and some other aboriginal peoples) a person believed to possess magical or supernatural powers; shaman.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- merchandised — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandiser — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandises — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandized — Simple past tense and past participle of merchandize.
- merchandizer — Alternative spelling of merchandiser.
- mexican jade — Mexican onyx artificially colored green.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- mid-atlantic — using, manifesting, or characterized by a mixture of American and British behavior or speech.
- misandristic — Exhibiting misandry; man-hating.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- mitochondria — an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- monodramatic — Relating to a monodrama.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- multiplicand — a number to be multiplied by another.
- nand circuit — Computers. a circuit that is energized when any one of its inputs is not energized.
- nautical day — a period from noon of one day to noon of the next, used in reckoning time aboard ship.
- necessitated — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- new canadian — a recent immigrant to Canada
- nicotinamide — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.
- nidification — to build a nest.
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- nip and tuck — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- non-decaying — to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- non-dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- nonactivated — not activated,
- nonaddicting — Not addicting.
- nonaddictive — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
- nonadiabatic — (of a physical reaction) not adiabatic or not occurring without heat loss or gain
- noncandidacy — the state of not being a candidate, esp for political office
- noncandidate — a person who has not yet announced his or her availability for election to a political office or who has declared himself or herself not a candidate.
- noncircadian — Not circadian.
- noncustodial — Not having custody of one’s children after a divorce.
- nondualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.