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12-letter words containing c, o, n, t, r

  • chronotropic — affecting the rate or timing of a physiologic process, as the heart rate.
  • chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
  • chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
  • cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
  • circulations — Plural form of circulation.
  • circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
  • citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
  • clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
  • clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
  • claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
  • clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
  • clos network — (networking)   A type of network topology that can connect N inputs to N outputs with less that N^2 crosspoint switches.
  • co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
  • co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
  • co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
  • co-recipient — one of two or more recipients, as of an award.
  • coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
  • coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
  • coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
  • cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
  • cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
  • coconut crab — a large, terrestrial crab, Birgus latro, of islands in the South Pacific, that feeds on coconuts.
  • coconut tree — palm tree: bears coconuts
  • coelenterata — the phylum comprising the coelenterates.
  • coelenterate — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata), having a saclike body with a single opening (mouth), which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals
  • cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
  • cogenerators — Plural form of cogenerator.
  • coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
  • coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
  • collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
  • collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
  • colorisation — The process of converting to color.
  • colorization — Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films.
  • colourations — Plural form of colouration.
  • comfort zone — a situation or position in which a person feels secure, comfortable, or in control
  • comfortingly — In a comforting manner.
  • commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
  • commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
  • commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
  • commentariat — the journalists and broadcasters who analyse and comment on current affairs
  • commentaries — Plural form of commentary.
  • commentators — Plural form of commentator.
  • common metre — a stanza form, used esp for hymns, consisting of four lines, two of eight syllables alternating with two of six
  • common ratio — geometric ratio.
  • commorientes — people whose deaths are so close to each other (being caused by the same calamity) that it is not possible to determine who died first. It is assumed that the elder person died first
  • communicator — a person who communicates, especially one skilled at conveying information, ideas, or policy to the public.
  • compartition — (obsolete) The act of dividing into parts or compartments.
  • compartments — Plural form of compartment.
  • compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
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