12-letter words containing c, d, m
- condominiums — Plural form of condominium.
- conduct mark — (in school) a mark for behaviour
- confoundment — The state of being confounded.
- consumerized — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
- contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
- contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- coram judice — before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- countermined — Simple past tense and past participle of countermine.
- countermoved — Simple past tense and past participle of countermove.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- credit limit — Your credit limit is the amount of debt that you are allowed, for example, by your credit card company.
- credit terms — the terms and conditions under which an institution extends credit to a person
- criminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of criminalize.
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cum dividend — (of shares, etc) with the right to current dividend
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- custodialism — of or relating to custody.
- custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- custom-order — to obtain by special or individual order: These wide doors have to be custom-ordered.
- customs duty — a tax payable to customs when importing or exporting goods
- customs shed — a large building in which customs officers carry out customs inspections
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
- dactinomycin — a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper
- decalcomanie — (dated) decalcomania.
- decemvirates — Plural form of decemvirate.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decimalizing — Present participle of decimalize.
- decipherment — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
- decommission — When something such as a nuclear reactor or a large machine is decommissioned, it is taken to pieces because it is no longer going to be used.
- decommunized — Simple past tense and past participle of decommunize.
- decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
- decomposable — to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
- decompounded — Simple past tense and past participle of decompound.
- decompressed — Simple past tense and past participle of decompress.
- decompresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompress.
- decompressor — a device for lowering motor engine compression
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- demand curve — A demand curve is a graph showing the price of an item and the amount consumers want to buy.
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demiromantic — Lb neologism Romantically attracted to people only after forming deep emotional bonds.
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.