12-letter words containing c, a, r, u, n, l
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- conjunctural — a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs.
- connaturally — In a connatural manner.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- contractural — characterized by contractures
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
- crassulacean — as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung
- curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- dual-control — having dual controls
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- extranuclear — situated or occurring in part of a cell outside the nucleus
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- fluorocarbon — any of a class of compounds produced by substituting fluorine for hydrogen in a hydrocarbon, and characterized by great chemical stability: used chiefly as a lubricant, refrigerant, fire extinguishing agent, and in industrial and other applications in which chemical, electrical, flame, and heat resistance is essential; banned as an aerosol propellant in the U.S. because of concern about ozone layer depletion.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- 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.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.