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12-letter words containing c, a, o, d

  • omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
  • on the cadge — engaged in cadging
  • on the cards — likely
  • onward march — the continuing, advancing or improving movement (of situation, etc)
  • opium addict — someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
  • optical diff — vdiff
  • optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
  • optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
  • orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
  • orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
  • orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
  • orchidomania — an obsession with or passion for orchids
  • oregon cedar — Port Orford cedar.
  • organic mode — (programming)   A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
  • ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
  • orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
  • outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
  • outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
  • overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
  • overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
  • overdecorate — To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree.
  • overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
  • overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • overeducated — Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary.
  • overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • oxford comma — a comma between the final items in a list, often preceding the word 'and' or 'or', such as the final comma in the list newspapers, magazines, and books
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
  • packet radio — (communications, radio)   The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
  • paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
  • palo cortado — a rich, dry sherry
  • paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
  • pandanaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
  • panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
  • particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
  • peace accord — an official agreement to come to peace or end conflict
  • peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
  • pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
  • pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
  • pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
  • pentadecagon — a polygon having 15 angles and 15 sides.
  • periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
  • periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
  • phosphatidic — of or relating to a phosphatide
  • photocathode — a cathode, typically of a cesium or sodium compound, having the property of emitting electrons when activated by light or other radiation.
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