12-letter words containing c, u, t, d
- eddy current — an electric current in a conducting material that results from induction by a moving or varying magnetic field.
- educatedness — the quality of being educated
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- electrocuted — Simple past tense and past participle of electrocute.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- enstructured — built into the structure of something
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- fasciculated — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- fluidextract — a liquid preparation, containing alcohol as a solvent or as a preservative, that contains in each cubic centimeter the medicinal activity of one gram of the crude drug in powdered form.
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
- four old cat — three old cat played with four batters.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- gaillard cut — an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- grid circuit — that part of a circuit that contains the cathode and the grid of a vacuum tube.
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- 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.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- head lettuce — any variety of the lettuce subspecies Lactuca sativa capitata, having leaves that grow in a dense rosette, especially iceberg lettuce and Boston lettuce.
- house doctor — a resident physician in a hospital, hotel, or other public institution.
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
- in duplicate — in two copies, times two
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- inducibility — the quality or condition of being inducible
- inexactitude — the quality or state of being inexact or inaccurate; inexactness.
- infraduction — (medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.
- input device — a peripheral device, as a keyboard or stylus, used to enter data into a computer for processing.
- introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- introductive — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- juris doctor — lawyer's degree
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.