12-letter words containing n, o, c, l, i, e
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clinozoisite — a monoclinic mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, a variety of epidote, dimorphous with zoisite.
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- 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.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- 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.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- collinsville — a city in SW Illinois.
- collodionize — (transitive) To prepare or treat with collodion.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialized — to make colonial.
- colonialness — the quality of being colonial
- 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
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
- commensalism — a close association or union between two kinds of organisms, in which one is benefited by the relationship and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- commonalties — Plural form of commonalty.
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- compellation — appellation
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest