12-letter words containing c, o, d
- androclinium — clinandrium.
- androgenetic — related to androgenesis
- androscoggin — a river flowing from NE New Hampshire through SW Maine into the Kennebec River. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anthropodicy — An attempt, or argument attempting, to justify the existence of humanity as good (contrast theodicy).
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antidogmatic — opposed to dogma
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- apodeictical — Apodeictic.
- appendectomy — the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archdioceses — Plural form of archdiocese.
- aria da capo — an operatic aria in three sections with the first and third sections alike and the middle section contrasting.
- armed forces — The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
- armoured car — a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance
- art director — a person responsible for the sets and costumes in a film
- artiodactyle — (zoology) One of the Artiodactyla, a group of ungulates.
- artiodactyls — Plural form of artiodactyl.
- aschoff body — any of the spindleshaped nodules found in heart tissue and associated with the myocarditis of rheumatic fever.
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- audiological — Of, or pertaining to, audiology, or the study of hearing.
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autodidactic — a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
- bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
- bachelorhood — the state of being a bachelor.
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- back-stopped — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backgrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of background.
- backgrounder — A backgrounder is a short article in a newspaper or magazine that provides background information about a particular subject.
- backswordman — a person who uses a backsword.
- backwoodsman — Backwoodsmen are people, especially politicians, who like the old ways of doing things, or who are involved in an organization at a local level.
- backwoodsmen — Plural form of backwoodsman.
- bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
- bad scran to — bad luck to
- baklava code — (humour, programming) Code with too many layers. Also known as Lasagne Code.
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- bedford cord — a heavy corded cloth, similar to corduroy
- benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
- betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- beyond reach — inaccessible