0%

12-letter words containing n, t, e

  • clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
  • clean eating — the practice of following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
  • cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
  • clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
  • clement viii — (Ippolito Aldobrandini) 1536–1605, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1592–1605.
  • clement xiii — (Carlo della Torre Rezzonico) 1693–1769, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1758–69.
  • cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
  • client state — A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection.
  • clinozoisite — a monoclinic mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, a variety of epidote, dimorphous with zoisite.
  • clos network — (networking)   A type of network topology that can connect N inputs to N outputs with less that N^2 crosspoint switches.
  • closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
  • closet queen — a man who is homosexual but does not admit the fact
  • 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.
  • clovenfooted — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
  • cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
  • clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
  • co-dependent — A co-dependent person is in an unsatisfactory relationship with someone who is ill or an addict, but does not want the relationship to end.
  • co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
  • co-opetition — cooperation between competitors in business, esp in the computer industry
  • co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
  • co-recipient — one of two or more recipients, as of an award.
  • coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
  • coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
  • coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
  • cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
  • cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
  • cobblestoned — Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
  • cobblestones — Plural form of cobblestone.
  • cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
  • coconut tree — palm tree: bears coconuts
  • code segment — (memory)   (Intel 8086 CS) The area of memory containing the machine code instructions of a program. The code segment of a program may be shared between multiple processes running that code so long as none of them tries to modify it. Initialised data is located in the data segment.
  • codefendants — Plural form of codefendant.
  • coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
  • coefficients — Plural form of coefficient.
  • coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
  • coelenterata — the phylum comprising the coelenterates.
  • coelenterate — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria (formerly Coelenterata), having a saclike body with a single opening (mouth), which occurs in polyp and medusa forms. Coelenterates include the hydra, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals
  • coenesthesia — general awareness of one's own body
  • cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
  • cogenerators — Plural form of cogenerator.
  • cognoscitive — having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.
  • coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
  • coincidently — in a coincident manner
  • coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
  • collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?