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12-letter words containing d, a, c, t

  • chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
  • chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
  • chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
  • chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
  • chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
  • choroid coat — a pigmented, highly vascular membrane of the eye that is continuous with the iris and lies between the sclera and the retina, functioning to nourish the retina and absorb scattered light.
  • cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
  • cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
  • city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
  • cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
  • clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
  • class method — (programming)   1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
  • claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
  • claudication — limping; lameness
  • clearsighted — seeing clearly
  • closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
  • closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
  • clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
  • co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
  • coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
  • coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
  • coccidiostat — a drug used to treat coccidiosis
  • codefendants — Plural form of codefendant.
  • codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
  • coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
  • cold cathode — a cathode from which electrons are emitted at ambient temperature, due to a high potential gradient at the surface
  • cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
  • cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
  • collaborated — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
  • coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
  • combat-ready — ready for combat
  • come to hand — to become available; be received
  • command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
  • commandments — a command or mandate.
  • commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
  • commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
  • commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
  • commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
  • communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
  • compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
  • compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
  • concamerated — Simple past tense and past participle of concamerate.
  • concatenated — Simple past tense and past participle of concatenate.
  • concentrated — A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.
  • concertinaed — a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
  • concordantly — agreeing; harmonious.
  • condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
  • condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
  • condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
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