12-letter words containing c, o, t, e
- cathode glow — a luminous region between the Aston dark space and the Crookes dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- catty-corner — Something that is catty-corner or kitty-corner from another thing is placed or arranged diagonally from it.
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- cellulolytic — relating to or causing the hydrolysis of the complex carbohydrate cellulose
- celtic cross — a Latin cross with a broad ring surrounding the point of intersection
- cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- centillionth — (in Britain and Germany) a number equal to 10–600
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centre court — the main court of a tennis complex, esp at Wimbledon
- centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
- centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
- centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- cerebrotonia — a personality type characterized by restraint, alertness, and an intellectual approach to life: said to be correlated with an ectomorph body type
- cerebrotonic — relating to or resembling a personality type characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint, and often associated with an ectomorphic physique
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
- cessationism — The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.
- cessationist — One who subscribes to cessationism.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalicothere — any of various very large extinct Tertiary horselike perissodactyl mammals that had clawed feet but otherwise resembled titanotheres
- chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- chart topper — a singer, band or video that comes top in the charts
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese cloth — a lightweight cotton fabric of open texture.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil