12-letter words containing c, o, s, t, e
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
- babcock test — a test for determining the butterfat content of milk and milk products, conducted by adding sulfuric acid to a sample and then centrifuging it in a flask with a calibrated neck in which the liquefied fat collects.
- back-stopped — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
- betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
- black sapote — a tropical American tree, Diospyros digyna, related to the persimmon, having sweet, edible, green fruit that turns black when ripe.
- black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
- blastocoelic — of or relating to the blastocoel
- blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
- block system — the system whereby a railway is divided up into separate sections of track where only one train can travel at a time
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- book society — book club.
- boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- borscht belt — (sometimes initial capital letters) the hotels of the predominantly Jewish resort area in the Catskill Mountains, many of them offering nightclub or cabaret entertainment.
- bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
- broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
- buffer stock — a stock of a commodity built up by a government or trade organization with the object of using it to stabilize prices
- butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
- butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
- by the score — If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cadet school — a training establishment for cadets in the army
- cafe society — people, esp intellectuals and artists who meet in cafés
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.