12-letter words containing c, a, o
- codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- coelenterata — the phylum comprising the coelenterates.
- coelenterate — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata), having a saclike body with a single opening (mouth), which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals
- coenesthesia — general awareness of one's own body
- coffee beans — the beanlike seeds of the coffee tree, which are roasted and ground to make coffee
- coffee break — A coffee break is a short period of time, usually in the morning or afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of coffee.
- coffee cream — cream for use in coffee; light cream.
- coffee maker — Also, coffeemaker. an apparatus for brewing coffee; coffeepot.
- coffee royal — café royale.
- coffee table — A coffee table is a small low table in a living room.
- coffee-maker — a domestic appliance that makes coffee
- coffeemakers — Plural form of coffeemaker.
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cogenerators — Plural form of cogenerator.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- cohabitating — cohabit.
- cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
- coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
- coin machine — slot machine (def 2).
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
- colacobiosis — (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.
- cold cathode — a cathode from which electrons are emitted at ambient temperature, due to a high potential gradient at the surface
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- cold warrior — a person who engages in or promotes a cold war
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collaborated — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collaborates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collaborate.
- collaborator — A collaborator is someone that you work with to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- collaterally — In collateral relation; not lineally.
- collect call — A collect call is a telephone call which is paid for by the person who receives the call, rather than the person who makes the call.
- collectables — capable of being collected.
- collectorate — the office of a collector in India
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collegiates' — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- collembolans — Plural form of collembolan.
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- colloquially — characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.