12-letter words containing c, a, u, m, i, n
- consummation — a consummating or being consummated; completion; fulfillment
- consummative — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contumacious — stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
- cosmonautics — astronautics, especially as applied to space flight.
- councilmanic — of or relating to a councilman or councilwoman
- councilwoman — A councilwoman is a woman who is a member of a local council.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterimage — a corresponding image
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curia romana — the body of congregations, offices, permanent commissions, etc., that assist the pope in the government and administration of the church.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain time — the time at which a play or other performance is scheduled to begin.
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- furocoumarin — psoralen.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- gum ammoniac — a brownish-yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of western Asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- incumbrancer — (legal) One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate.
- incumbrances — Plural form of incumbrance.
- insectariums — Plural form of insectarium.
- jumping jack — a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
- manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.