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12-letter words containing o, c, n, r

  • bonnyclabber — clotted or curdled milk
  • bookcrossing — the practice of deliberately leaving books in places where they will be found and read by other people
  • bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
  • bowel cancer — cancer of the colon
  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
  • bring action — to start a lawsuit
  • broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
  • broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
  • broken-check — a check pattern in which the rectangular shapes are slightly irregular.
  • bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
  • bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
  • bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
  • bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
  • bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
  • broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
  • brown canker — a fungous disease of roses, characterized by leaf and flower lesions, stem cankers surrounded by a reddish-purple border, and dieback.
  • brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
  • bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
  • cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
  • calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
  • calorescence — the absorption of radiation by a body, subsequently re-emitted at a higher frequency (lower wavelength)
  • calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
  • calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
  • camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
  • cameraperson — a camera operator
  • camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
  • campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
  • can of worms — a complicated problem
  • cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
  • candleholder — a candlestick
  • canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
  • canorousness — The quality of being musical.
  • cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
  • cantillatory — involving chanting or incantation
  • canton crepe — a fine crinkled silk or rayon crepe fabric, slightly heavier than crepe de Chine
  • canton river — Zhu Jiang.
  • canyoneering — (US) Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons.
  • caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
  • cape comorin — a headland at the southernmost point of India, in Tamil Nadu state
  • cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
  • 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 black — a black finely divided form of amorphous carbon produced by incomplete combustion of natural gas or petroleum: used to reinforce rubber and in the manufacture of pigments and ink
  • carbon brush — a small block of carbon used to convey current between the stationary and moving parts of an electric generator, motor, etc
  • carbon cycle — the circulation of carbon between living organisms and their surroundings. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is synthesized by plants into plant tissue, which is ingested and metabolized by animals and converted to carbon dioxide again during respiration and decay
  • 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
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