12-letter words containing d, e, n, r, o, c
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- retrodiction — the act or result of retrodicting
- rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.
- rodent ulcer — an ulcerating basal cell skin cancer, common on the face.
- roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- screw around — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- second grade — school year: age 7-8
- second reich — the German Empire 1871–1919.
- second world — the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- second-story — of or located on the second story or floor.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- snow-covered — Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow.
- soft-centred — (of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly, etc
- sorting code — a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account
- sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- the ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- thundercloud — cumulonimbus.
- tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- unchronicled — not chronicled or recorded
- unconfronted — to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
- uncontracted — drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken.
- uncontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- uncorrelated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- under escort — with armed accompaniment
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.