12-letter words containing c, o, u
- communionist — a person with a particular view or interpretation of communion, as specified.
- commutations — Plural form of commutation.
- commuter tax — an income tax imposed by a locality on those who work within its boundaries but reside elsewhere.
- complicitous — having complicity
- compound eye — the convex eye of insects and some crustaceans, consisting of numerous separate light-sensitive units (ommatidia)
- compound key — (database) (Or "multi-part key", "concatenated key") A key which consists of more than one attribute of the body of information (e.g. database "record") it identifies.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- compte rendu — a short review or notice, esp of a book
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsatory — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsivity — compulsiveness
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- compunctions — Plural form of compunction.
- compunctious — causing or feeling compunction; regretful.
- compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- computations — Plural form of computation.
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- computer bus — bus
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- computer sex — (jargon) Two computers interfaced with each other.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- computerizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize.
- computerless — having no computer
- computerlike — similar to a computer
- comunication — Misspelling of communication.
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- concertstück — a composition in concerto style but shorter than a full concerto
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- concientious — Misspelling of conscientious.
- conclusional — the end or close; final part.
- conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- concubitancy — a custom requiring marriage between two people, esp a custom requiring a woman to marry her husband's brother on her husband's death
- concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
- concurrences — Plural form of concurrence.
- concurrent c — 1. (language) An extension of C with rendezvous-based concurrency. Versions for most Unix systems were available commercially from AT&T. 2. (language) An extension of C with asynchronous message passing.
- concurrently — occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
- concurringly — In a concurring manner; concurrently.
- condominiums — Plural form of condominium.
- conduct mark — (in school) a mark for behaviour
- conductances — Plural form of conductance.
- conductively — In a conductive manner.
- conductivity — the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
- conductorial — relating to a conductor
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.