12-letter words containing c, o, n, s, a
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- counterstate — across state; traversing the state
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- craniologist — the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- craniosacral — as in craniosacral therapy, an alternative therapy involving gentle manipulation of the bones and membranes of the skull, in order to treat a wide range of physical and psychological disorders
- craniotomies — Plural form of craniotomy.
- creationists — Plural form of creationist.
- cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- criminations — Plural form of crimination.
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- crocodilians — Plural form of crocodilian.
- cross-action — an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff.
- cross-dating — a method of dating objects, remains, etc, by comparison and correlation with other sites and levels
- cross-garnet — a hinge with a long horizontal strap fixed to the face of a door and a short vertical leaf fixed to the door frame
- crossbanding — a veneer border, as on furniture, with its grain at right angles to the grain of the adjacent wood
- crossbarring — stripes, esp those of an animal
- crossgrained — Alternative form of cross-grained.
- crown estate — the property owned by the British Crown; state-owned property
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- cyanogenesis — the release by certain plants, such as cherry laurel, of hydrogen cyanide, esp after wounding or invasion by pathogens
- cyanohydrins — Plural form of cyanohydrin.
- cycloalkanes — Cycloalkanes are molecules which contain only carbon-hydrogen bonds, with the carbon atoms joined in a ring.
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- dawson creek — a town in W Canada, in NE British Columbia: SE terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 10 754 (2001)
- de-accession — to remove (an item) from a museum or library collection preparatory to selling it
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- declensional — of declension
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
- decongestant — A decongestant is a medicine which helps someone who has a cold to breathe more easily.
- deconsecrate — to transfer (a church) to secular use
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- descensional — relating to descension
- desecrations — Plural form of desecration.
- diamondbacks — Plural form of diamondback.
- dictionaries — Plural form of dictionary.