12-letter words containing c, l, u, n, i
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decluttering — Present participle of declutter.
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- deliquescent — the act or process of deliquescing.
- deliquescing — Present participle of deliquesce.
- denticulated — Denticulate.
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- dilucidation — elucidation
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- dual citizen — a person who is a citizen or subject of two or more nations; one having dual citizenship.
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dysfluencies — disfluency.
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- exclusionist — Acting to shut out or bar someone from a place, group, or privilege.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- fancifulness — The quality of being fanciful.
- fifth column — a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country.
- final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- flocculation — to form into flocculent masses.
- fluctuations — Plural form of fluctuation.
- fluoresceine — Alternative spelling of fluorescein.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- fuddling cup — an English earthenware drinking vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, having the form of a cluster of three or more cups communicating at their bottoms in such a way that the entire vessel can be drained from any of them.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionless — Lacking a function.