12-letter words containing d, o, l, i
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- burial mound — a barrow
- 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
- call to mind — to remember or cause to be remembered
- calycoideous — calycoid
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- cathodically — in a cathodic manner, by using a cathode
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- child record — (database) A record lower in the hierarchical tree than a parent record; it is also directly liked to the parent and hierarchical databases.
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloric acid — a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
- chlorohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group and a chlorine atom
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- cleidoic egg — egg of birds and insects
- clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.