12-letter words containing c, o, u, s, t
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- meretricious — alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- metachronous — Medicine/Medical. occurring at a different time than a similar event: metachronous tumors.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- misconducted — Simple past tense and past participle of misconduct.
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- misconstruct — To construct wrongly.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misconstrues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconstrue.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- monostichous — (of parts) forming one row
- monotrichous — (of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
- mount scopus — a mountain in central Israel, east of Jerusalem: a N extension of the Mount of Olives; site of the Hebrew University (1925). Height: 834 m (2736 ft)
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- multicostate — having several costae or ribs
- murman coast — an Arctic coastal region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Kola Peninsula.
- musicologist — the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.
- mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
- mycetomatous — relating to or affected by a mycetoma
- myxomycetous — of or relating to a slime mold.
- neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- noctambulism — somnambulism.
- noctambulist — somnambulism.
- noctambulous — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- non-covetous — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- non-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- noncausative — Not causative.
- noncommunist — not following, belonging to, or associated with the Communist Party or Communism.
- noncustodial — Not having custody of one’s children after a divorce.
- nondualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obmutescence — persistent silence
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.