12-letter words containing i, o, u
- circumcision — surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- circumfluous — flowing all around
- circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- circumrotate — to turn like a wheel; rotate
- circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- cirrocumulus — a high cloud of ice crystals grouped into small separate globular masses, usually occurring above 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
- cirrostratus — a uniform layer of cloud above about 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
- cirrus logic — (company) A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software).
- city council — a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.
- ciudad ojeda — a city in NW Venezuela, on Lake Maracaibo.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- claudication — limping; lameness
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- coconut milk — Coconut milk is the milky juice inside coconuts.
- cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- colloquially — characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come running — hurry, rush
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- communicably — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- communicants — Plural form of communicant.
- communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- communicatee — a person to whom a communicator communicates
- communicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate.
- communicator — a person who communicates, especially one skilled at conveying information, ideas, or policy to the public.