12-letter words containing c, o, e, r, i, t
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- autoreactive — (immunology, medicine) Acting against the organism by which it was produced.
- bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
- bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- celtic cross — a Latin cross with a broad ring surrounding the point of intersection
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
- centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- cerebrotonia — a personality type characterized by restraint, alertness, and an intellectual approach to life: said to be correlated with an ectomorph body type
- cerebrotonic — relating to or resembling a personality type characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint, and often associated with an ectomorphic physique
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- chemotrophic — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid