12-letter words containing c, o, n, l, u
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- country life — life in the country
- country mile — a long way
- county clerk — a senior local government official
- court ruling — a decision made by a court
- craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- cumulonimbus — Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud, similar to cumulus, that extends to a great height and is associated with thunderstorms.
- curling iron — A curling iron is a metal device, resembling scissors, that you heat and use to form curls in your hair.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cutting tool — A cutting tool is a pointed tool mounted in a machine tool and used for cutting materials.
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- dilucidation — elucidation
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- double crown — a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm).
- dual-control — having dual controls
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist