12-letter words containing c, e, s, o, r
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- le corbusier — (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- leif ericson — Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- leiotrichous — Having smooth hair.
- lesser ionic — Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- letter stock — unregistered stock sold privately by a company so as not to have a negative effect on the price of its publicly traded stock.
- lincolnshire — a county in E England. 2272 sq. mi. (5885 sq. km).
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- lower school — a school that is preparatory to one on a more advanced level.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macrogametes — Plural form of macrogamete.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- market cross — a place in a town or village where a cross was set up and a regular market was held
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- mechatronics — The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
- mediocrities — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- memory stick — computing: flashcard, dongle
- mercy stroke — coup de grâce.
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- mesoamerican — Alternative form of Mesoamerican.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- metachronism — An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microforceps — (surgery) A very small forceps.
- microgrooves — Plural form of microgroove.
- microinsurer — (insurance) An insurer providing microinsurance, small low-cost policies aimed at underserved groups.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- microreaders — Plural form of microreader.
- microscopies — Plural form of microscopy.
- microseconds — Plural form of microsecond.
- microsegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by juncture.