12-letter words containing c, o, t, r, a
- bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
- bad scran to — bad luck to
- ball control — the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- baroreceptor — a collection of sensory nerve endings, principally in the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch, that monitor blood pressure changes in the body
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
- beta-blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the beta receptors: used primarily to reduce the heart rate or force in the prevention, management, or treatment of angina, hypertension, or arrythmias.
- betacarotene — the most important form of the plant pigment carotene, which occurs in milk, vegetables, and other foods and, when eaten by man and animals, is converted in the body to vitamin A
- bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
- black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
- block heater — an electrically operated immersion heater fitted either to enter the water hose or the water jacket surrounding the cylinder block of a motor to warm the coolant in cold weather.
- bomb factory — a site or building in which terrorists illicitly and secretly create bombs
- 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
- bracket foot — a corner foot of a chest or the like joining the sides in a concave line.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- breed of cat — type; sort; variety: The new airplane is a completely different breed of cat from any that has been designed before.
- bring action — to start a lawsuit
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
- bullock cart — a cart pulled by one or two bullocks
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- cabot strait — a channel in Canada, connecting the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean. 68 miles (109 km) wide.
- cacao butter — cocoa butter
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
- caloreceptor — a receptor stimulated by heat.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- cantillatory — involving chanting or incantation
- canton crepe — a fine crinkled silk or rayon crepe fabric, slightly heavier than crepe de Chine
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- carbocations — Plural form of carbocation.