12-letter words containing i, d, o, c
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cathodically — in a cathodic manner, by using a cathode
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- cd-rom drive — A CD-ROM drive is the device that you use with a computer to play CD-ROMs.
- 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
- cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- 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
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- 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
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- chordophonic — of or relating to a chordophone
- choroid coat — a pigmented, highly vascular membrane of the eye that is continuous with the iris and lies between the sclera and the retina, functioning to nourish the retina and absorb scattered light.
- chromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4
- chromidrosis — the secretion of pigmented sweat.
- 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
- ciment fondu — a type of quick-hardening refractory cement having a high alumina content
- cinchonidine — an alkaloid that is a stereoisomer of cinchonine, with similar properties and uses
- 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.
- city edition — an early edition of a daily newspaper on sale locally, usually a later edition than the one sent for out-of-town distribution.
- ciudad ojeda — a city in NW Venezuela, on Lake Maracaibo.
- 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.