12-letter words containing d, i, s, c
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calycoideous — calycoid
- camaraderies — comradeship; good-fellowship.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- cannibalised — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalise.
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- cardinal sin — If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it.
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- cash in hand — a payment made directly in cash, rather than through a bank
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- chickenheads — Plural form of chickenhead.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- childishness — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- chromidrosis — the secretion of pigmented sweat.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean