12-letter words containing c, o, d
- crowned head — a monarch
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cryptorchids — Plural form of cryptorchid.
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- curry powder — Curry powder is a powder made from a mixture of spices. It is used in cooking, especially when making curry.
- custodialism — of or relating to custody.
- custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- custom-order — to obtain by special or individual order: These wide doors have to be custom-ordered.
- customs duty — a tax payable to customs when importing or exporting goods
- customs shed — a large building in which customs officers carry out customs inspections
- cut-off date — the last date on which it is possible to do something
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
- cylindriform — having the form or shape of a cylinder
- cyprinodonts — Plural form of cyprinodont.
- cysticercoid — the larva of any of certain tapeworms, which resembles a cysticercus but has a smaller bladder
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- dactinomycin — a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- dactyliology — the study of finger-rings
- dactyloscopy — the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification
- dactylozooid — (zoology) A kind of zooid of Siphonophora with an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.
- dallapiccola — Luigi (luˈiːdʒi). 1904–75, Italian composer of twelve-tone music. His works include the opera Il Prigioniero (1944–48) and the ballet Marsia (1948)
- dance on air — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- dancing frog — (programming, humour) A bug or glitch that only occurs for a particular user; never when the user tries to show it to anyone else. The term is derived from a Warner Brothers cartoon in which a man discovers a frog which can sing and dance; he believes this will make his fortune but the frog never performs in front of anyone else.
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- dawson creek — a town in W Canada, in NE British Columbia: SE terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 10 754 (2001)
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- de-accession — to remove (an item) from a museum or library collection preparatory to selling it
- deactivation — The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.
- dead account — an account that is no longer being used and on which no transactions have taken place for a considerable length of time
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- debit policy — a policy for industrial life insurance sold door to door by an agent who collects the premiums.
- decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper
- decalcomanie — (dated) decalcomania.
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
- decarbonated — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonize.
- decarbonizer — One who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
- decategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decentration — The removal of something from a centre.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- deck officer — a ship's officer who is part of the deck crew