12-letter words containing n, u, o, c
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- double crown — a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm).
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- dual-control — having dual controls
- duck-shoving — the evasion of responsibility by someone
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- echinococcus — any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- effectuation — to bring about; effect.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- encountering — Present participle of encounter.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enterococcus — A streptococcus of a group that occurs naturally in the intestine but causes inflammation and blood infection if introduced elsewhere in the body (e.g., by injury or surgery).
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- equipollence — The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
- equivocating — Present participle of equivocate.
- equivocation — The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eurocurrency — the currency of any country held on deposit in Europe outside its home market: used as a source of short- or medium-term finance, esp in international trade, because of easy convertibility
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.