12-letter words containing c, o, n, d, i
- second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
- section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
- semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- sexdecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 51 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 96 zeros.
- sixty-second — next after the sixty-first; being the ordinal number for 62.
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- sorting code — a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- suction disc — a device for attaching to a non-porous surface by means of suction
- suicide note — letter left by person ending own life
- syndiotactic — (of a polymer molecule) having a regular alternation of opposite configurations at successive regularly spaced positions along the chain. See also configuration (def 4).
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- technobandit — a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- the occident — the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
- thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- unchronicled — not chronicled or recorded
- unconductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
- unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- uninoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- unintroduced — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unrecognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- unreconciled — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- unreinforced — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- unsanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- unscottified — not Scottish; taken out of a Scottish context
- unsocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings