12-letter words containing c, n, i, d, u
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dutch guiana — former name of Suriname.
- dysfluencies — disfluency.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- 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.
- fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
- generic drug — medicine: not sold under brand name
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- inadequacies — Plural form of inadequacy.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incommodious — inconvenient, as not affording sufficient space or room; uncomfortable: incommodious hotel accommodations.
- inconcluding — (obsolete) Inferring no consequence.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
- inducibility — the quality or condition of being inducible
- indulgencies — indulgence.
- indulgencing — Present participle of indulgence.
- inexactitude — the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- injudicially — in an unlawful manner
- input device — a peripheral device, as a keyboard or stylus, used to enter data into a computer for processing.
- introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- introductive — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- ionic liquid — An ionic liquid is a liquid which contains ions.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kidney punch — an illegal punch in the lower back.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- misconducted — Simple past tense and past participle of misconduct.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.