12-letter words containing d, o, t, a, r, e
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
- 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.
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- concamerated — Simple past tense and past participle of concamerate.
- 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.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- confederated — Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- conflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate.
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.
- consternated — to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- contractured — a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle.
- contradances — Plural form of contradance.
- contradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- contradicter — One who contradicts.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coordinative — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- corroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- counteracted — Simple past tense and past participle of counteract.
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- countertrade — international trade in which payment is made in goods rather than currency
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
- dame fortune — the personification of fortune as a woman
- danger point — the point at which something ceases to be safe
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- dead storage — the storage of furniture, files, or other unused or seldom used items in a warehouse or other location for an indefinite period of time.
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- deaspiration — the act of deaspirating