12-letter words containing c, a, t, i, o, n
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- chinhuangtao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- city company — (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
- coactivation — Activation of two or more things together.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- coenesthesia — general awareness of one's own body
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cohabitating — cohabit.
- cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
- 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
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- colliquation — liquefaction
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- colonialists — Plural form of colonialist.
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.