12-letter words containing d, e, r, o, s
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chordophones — Plural form of chordophone.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chowderheads — Plural form of chowderhead.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- codiscoverer — a fellow discoverer
- 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-pressed — (of an unrefined oil such as olive oil) produced by pressing the parent seed, nut, or grain at the lowest possible temperature without any further pressing
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- compressedly — in a compressed manner
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- concordances — Plural form of concordance.
- conditioners — Plural form of conditioner.
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- conidiospore — a conidium
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- considerance — consideration
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.
- consternated — to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
- consumerized — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
- contradances — Plural form of contradance.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- corespondent — a person charged with having committed adultery with the wife or husband from whom a divorce is being sought
- corregidores — the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.
- corresponded — to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to): His actions do not correspond with his words.
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- cradleboards — Plural form of cradleboard.
- credit score — A borrower's credit score is a number calculated by a credit bureau to express how likely they are to be able to pay back their loans.