12-letter words containing c, u, r, e, t
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- grass cutter — a device used to cut grass, as a lawn mower.
- grass-cutter — a device used to cut grass, as a lawn mower.
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- growth curve — a curve on a graph in which a variable is plotted against time to illustrate the growth of the variable
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gutta-percha — the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- heteroecious — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- home country — the country a person comes from
- homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
- horticulture — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- house doctor — a resident physician in a hospital, hotel, or other public institution.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- in-congruent — not congruent.
- inaccurately — In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.
- inarticulate — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- incorruptive — incorruptible; not tending to be corrupted
- inoperculate — having no operculum.
- inscrutables — Plural form of inscrutable.
- insectariums — Plural form of insectarium.
- insecurities — lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
- instructible — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- instructress — a woman who instructs; teacher.
- insurrection — an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
- interacinous — situated between the acini of a gland or lung.
- interclusion — the act of intercluding
- intercluster — relating to, occurring, or situated between two or more clusters
- intercommune — to commune or converse together
- intercountry — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- interculture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- intercurrent — intervening, as of time or events.
- intercurring — Present participle of intercur.
- intercutting — to cut from one type of shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- interfluence — the action of flowing together or merging
- interlocular — having one or more locules.