12-letter words containing c, u, t, e, n
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- crown cutter — a hollow, thin-walled cylinder having teeth formed radially on the end and used for cutting round holes out of thin, flat stock.
- cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- current cost — The current cost of assets is their current value, or what it would cost to replace them at this time.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain time — the time at which a play or other performance is scheduled to begin.
- cutting edge — If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments.
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- dead account — an account that is no longer being used and on which no transactions have taken place for a considerable length of time
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decluttering — Present participle of declutter.
- deconstructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconstruct.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- dedekind cut — a method of according the same status to irrational and rational numbers, devised by Julius Wilhelm Dedekind (1831–1916)
- 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
- deliquescent — the act or process of deliquescing.
- denouncement — to condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
- denticulated — Denticulate.
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- denunciative — Denunciatory.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- detumescence — the subsidence of a swelling, esp the return of a swollen organ, such as the penis, to the flaccid state
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- direct input — a device, such as a keyboard, used to insert data directly into a computerized system
- 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).
- disjunctives — Plural form of disjunctive.
- disjunctures — Plural form of disjuncture.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- dual citizen — a person who is a citizen or subject of two or more nations; one having dual citizenship.
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- eddy current — an electric current in a conducting material that results from induction by a moving or varying magnetic field.