12-letter words containing c, o, u, n
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
- cumulonimbus — Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud, similar to cumulus, that extends to a great height and is associated with thunderstorms.
- cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curia romana — the body of congregations, offices, permanent commissions, etc., that assist the pope in the government and administration of the church.
- curling iron — A curling iron is a metal device, resembling scissors, that you heat and use to form curls in your hair.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- current cost — The current cost of assets is their current value, or what it would cost to replace them at this time.
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cushion pink — a low-growing mountain plant, Silene acaulis, of Europe and North America, having deep pink to purplish, solitary flowers and forming mosslike patches on rocky or barren ground.
- cutinization — a process in which the outermost plant cells become thickened and covered with cutin, making them waterproof
- cutting room — The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.
- cutting tool — A cutting tool is a pointed tool mounted in a machine tool and used for cutting materials.
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- dead account — an account that is no longer being used and on which no transactions have taken place for a considerable length of time
- decommunized — Simple past tense and past participle of decommunize.
- decompounded — Simple past tense and past participle of decompound.
- deconstructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconstruct.
- decorousness — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- denouncement — to condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- dijudication — the act or process of dijudicating
- dilucidation — elucidation
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discongruity — incongruity.
- discontinued — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- discontinues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discontinue.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- disjunctions — Plural form of disjunction.
- dockominiums — Plural form of dockominium.