12-letter words containing o, d, i, u
- bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.
- buffalo bird — a cowbird, Molothrus ater, of North America.
- bulldog clip — A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together.
- buoyancy aid — a type of usually foam-filled lifejacket designed for use in sports such as canoeing
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- burial mound — a barrow
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- calycoideous — calycoid
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- ciment fondu — a type of quick-hardening refractory cement having a high alumina content
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- ciudad ojeda — a city in NW Venezuela, on Lake Maracaibo.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- claudication — limping; lameness
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.
- communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- condominiums — Plural form of condominium.
- conductively — In a conductive manner.
- conductivity — the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
- conductorial — relating to a conductor
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.
- consumerized — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
- coproduction — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coram judice — before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).
- correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- countermined — Simple past tense and past participle of countermine.
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- cri de coeur — a cry from the heart; heartfelt or sincere appeal
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- crowdfunding — Crowdfunding is when a large number of people each give an amount of money to pay for a project, especially by using a website to collect the money.
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.