12-letter words containing c, a, s, t, r
- awe-stricken — filled with awe.
- axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- back scatter — the deflection of nuclear particles or of radiation in a scattering process through an angle greater than 90°.
- back stretch — the straight part of a race track opposite the part leading to the finish line.
- backstarting — a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription
- backtrackers — Plural form of backtracker.
- bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- bad scran to — bad luck to
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- barbecue set — a set of tools used for barbecuing
- basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
- basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
- beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
- benefactress — a female benefactor
- biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
- black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
- black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
- black stream — a warm ocean current in the Pacific, flowing N along the E coast of Taiwan, NE along the E coast of Japan, and continuing in an easterly direction into the open Pacific.
- blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
- boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- buck's party — a party for men only, esp one held for a man before he is married
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- butter sauce — a sauce made of melted butter, often diluted with water, sometimes thickened with flour or egg yolk, or both, and seasoned with lemon juice.
- cabot strait — a channel in Canada, connecting the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean. 68 miles (109 km) wide.
- caked breast — a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- call letters — Call letters are the letters and numbers which identify a person, vehicle, or organization that is broadcasting on the radio or sending messages by radio.
- call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- cancer stick — a cigarette.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- canterburies — Plural form of canterbury.
- canting arms — a coat of arms making visual reference to the surname of its owner
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- car-crash tv — television programmes that show deliberately controversial, disturbing, or horrific material
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- carbocations — Plural form of carbocation.
- carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.