12-letter words containing n, a, s, o, l
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- 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
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- caliginosity — darkness
- calorescence — the absorption of radiation by a body, subsequently re-emitted at a higher frequency (lower wavelength)
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- canalisation — The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- canoe slalom — a competitive event in which a canoeist maneuvers through a slalom course, usually in white water.
- canonicalise — (transitive, computing, UK) Alternative form of canonicalize.
- carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cash journal — cashbook.
- cassel brown — Vandyke brown.
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- close season — In football and some other sports, the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- 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
- 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.
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- collembolans — Plural form of collembolan.
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialists — Plural form of colonialist.
- colonialness — the quality of being colonial
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.