12-letter words containing c, o, t, d
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ex-directory — phone number: not listed publicly
- expectorated — Simple past tense and past participle of expectorate.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- fidel castro — Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- field cornet — a commander of burgher troops called up in time of war or in an emergency, esp during the 19th century
- fifty-second — next after the fifty-first; being the ordinal number for 52.
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- food fascist — a person who shows extreme, intolerant views in relation to food
- forced entry — entry into a building by force, eg by forcing a lock
- forced-draft — using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers: a forced-draft central heating system.
- fort detrick — a military reservation in N Maryland, NW of Frederick.
- forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
- four old cat — three old cat played with four batters.
- fractionated — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionate.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- genetic code — the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. Compare codon, translation (def 9).
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
- glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- helicoptered — Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter.
- hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
- heterodactyl — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- horse-doctor — an informal word for a vet who specializes in treating horses
- house doctor — a resident physician in a hospital, hotel, or other public institution.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hypothecated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate.
- hypotrochoid — a geometric curve or pattern formed by following a fixed point on the radial line of a small circle moving around the circumference of a larger circle
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- idiomaticity — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life