12-letter words containing c, o, i, s
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
- assay office — an organization that assays and monitors the purity of precious metals in a particular country
- associations — Plural form of association.
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- astacologist — a person who investigates and analyses crayfish
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- astrophysics — Astrophysics is the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- asymptomatic — If someone with a disease is asymptomatic, it means that they do not show any symptoms of the disease.
- asymptotical — of or relating to an asymptote.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- atactostelic — Of or possessing an atactostele.
- athrocytosis — the capability of a cell to receive and store matter
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- auspiciously — promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autorickshaw — (in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycle engine
- autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- axiom schema — (logic) A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, containing one or more. These metasyntactic variables (or "schematic variables") that stand for terms or subformulae. An example is the Axiom of Comprehension.
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- backcrossing — (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basic jovial — (language) A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- basification — the process of making something alkaline
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- bioacoustics — the study of animals' use of sound
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biocorrosion — corrosion caused by or enhanced by bacteria or other microorganisms; biologically induced corrosion.