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12-letter words containing c, l, o, m

  • telecommuter — person: works from home
  • telecomputer — teleprocessing.
  • temper color — any of the colors appearing on the surface of clean, unoxidized steel heated in air, from pale yellow at the coolest to dark blue at the hottest: used as an approximate indication of temperature.
  • the olympics — the Olympic Games
  • themistocles — 527?–460? b.c, Athenian statesman.
  • theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
  • thermocouple — a device that consists of the junction of two dissimilar metallic conductors, as copper and iron, in which an electromotive force is induced when the conductors are maintained at different temperatures, the force being related to the temperature difference: used to determine the temperature of a third substance by connecting it to the junction of the metals and measuring the electromotive force produced.
  • thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
  • thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
  • tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
  • trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
  • trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
  • trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
  • ultracompact — extremely compact, esp of technology that is much smaller than a standard model
  • umbilication — a central navellike depression.
  • unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
  • uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
  • uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
  • uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
  • uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
  • uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
  • uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • uncomposable — not fit for composition
  • uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
  • undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • uneconomical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
  • unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
  • unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
  • unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
  • unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • vocal memnon — one of the two seated figures of the Colossus of Memnon: so called because it once emitted sounds when struck by the rays of the rising sun.
  • warm welcome — friendly or enthusiastic reception
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