12-letter words containing c, o, d, e, t
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- dutch clover — white clover.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- ectrodactyly — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- eden project — an environmental complex containing the world's largest greenhouse, built in a disused clay pit near St Austell, Cornwall, to study plant populations in a variety of environments
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- 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.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- eisteddfodic — Relating to an eisteddfod.
- electrocuted — Simple past tense and past participle of electrocute.
- electrolyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of electrolyze.
- electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
- electrotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of electrotype.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- end effector — The end effector of an actuator is the part that comes into contact with the object being moved or controlled.
- endocarditic — Having or relating to endocarditis.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- eradications — Plural form of eradication.
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ex-directory — phone number: not listed publicly
- expectorated — Simple past tense and past participle of expectorate.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forced-draft — using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced-draft central heating system.
- fort detrick — a military reservation in N Maryland, NW of Frederick.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- genetic code — the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. Compare codon, translation (def 9).
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.