12-letter words containing n, o, c, t, i
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cutinization — a process in which the outermost plant cells become thickened and covered with cutin, making them waterproof
- cutting room — The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.
- cutting tool — A cutting tool is a pointed tool mounted in a machine tool and used for cutting materials.
- cyanogenetic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
- cyclostyling — Present participle of cyclostyle.
- cyprinodonts — Plural form of cyprinodont.
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- cytogenetics — the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation
- cytokinetics — (biology) The study of cytokinesis.
- dactinomycin — a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- deactivation — The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decentration — The removal of something from a centre.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
- decongesting — Present participle of decongest.
- decongestion — the act of decongesting
- decongestive — having the ability to ease crowding or clogging in busy locations
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- deexcitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demiromantic — Lb neologism Romantically attracted to people only after forming deep emotional bonds.
- denicotinize — to remove nicotine from (tobacco)
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- deracination — to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
- derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.