12-letter words containing n, o, i, r
- capricornean — born under or characteristic of Capricorn
- capricornian — a person born under the sign of Capricorn, usually between December 22nd and January 19th.
- carbocations — Plural form of carbocation.
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- carbon fiber — a very strong, lightweight synthetic fiber used in protective clothing, spacecraft components, racing shells, etc.
- carbon fibre — a black silky thread of pure carbon made by heating and stretching textile fibres and used because of its lightness and strength at high temperatures for reinforcing resins, ceramics, and metals, esp in turbine blades and for fishing rods
- carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- cardan joint — type of universal joint
- carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
- carlovingian — Carolingian
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- carrion crow — a common predatory and scavenging European crow, Corvus corone, similar to the rook but having a pure black bill
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- ceiling rose — decorative plaster centrepiece
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
- centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- cerebrotonia — a personality type characterized by restraint, alertness, and an intellectual approach to life: said to be correlated with an ectomorph body type
- cerebrotonic — relating to or resembling a personality type characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint, and often associated with an ectomorphic physique
- ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- chiffonniere — a worktable of the 18th century, having several tiers of shallow drawers.
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimney rock — a column of rock rising above the level of the surrounding area or isolated on the face of a steep slope.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon