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12-letter words containing c, e, t, o, l

  • centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
  • centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
  • centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
  • cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
  • cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
  • ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
  • chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
  • chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • cheese cloth — a lightweight cotton fabric of open texture.
  • cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
  • cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
  • china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
  • chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
  • chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
  • chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
  • chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
  • chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
  • chloroethene — vinyl chloride.
  • chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
  • chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
  • chopper tool — a core tool of flint or stone, with a transverse cutting edge, characteristic of cultures in Asia and parts of the Middle East and Europe
  • choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
  • chrome steel — any of various hard rust-resistant steels containing chromium
  • circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
  • circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
  • citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
  • city college — an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education in the US and Canada
  • cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
  • class method — (programming)   1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
  • class object — (programming)   In object-oriented programming, an object of class "class" that represents a class at run time. The existence of class objects allows introspection - the ability for a program to discover and modify attributes of its own code. (See self-modifying code). A class object may also be used for "housekeeping" tasks like keeping count of how many objects of the class have been created, though this may also be done by some kind of collection object. A class method is a method that operates on class objects.
  • claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
  • clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
  • cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
  • cleptobiosis — an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.
  • cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
  • clerestories — Plural form of clerestory.
  • clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
  • clinozoisite — a monoclinic mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, a variety of epidote, dimorphous with zoisite.
  • clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
  • cloisterless — a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
  • clos network — (networking)   A type of network topology that can connect N inputs to N outputs with less that N^2 crosspoint switches.
  • close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
  • close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
  • close stitch — buttonhole stitch.
  • close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
  • closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
  • closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
  • closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
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