12-letter words containing o, c, u, l, a
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- black grouse — a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail
- black liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the liquor that remains after digestion.
- black locust — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- boudin blanc — a boiled sausage made with light-colored meat, as veal or chicken, and without blood
- boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- buccolingual — of or relating to the cheek and tongue.
- bullock cart — a cart pulled by one or two bullocks
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calcareously — in a calcareous manner
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- call of duty — responsibilities
- calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- calycoideous — calycoid
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- camouflaging — Present participle of camouflage.
- cape buffalo — a large, black, nearly hairless, very fierce buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of South Africa, with horns joined at the bases to form a helmetlike structure
- cape-lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
- cash journal — cashbook.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chylocaulous — having fleshy stems.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.