12-letter words containing o, n, c, a, s, i
- applications — Plural form of application.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- aristophanic — 448?–385? b.c, Athenian comic dramatist.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ascensionist — a person who has completed a mountain ascent, esp a notable one
- associations — Plural form of association.
- assuefaction — the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astronautics — the science and technology of space flight
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- backcrossing — (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basification — the process of making something alkaline
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
- block signal — a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- cacophonious — cacophonous
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- caliginosity — darkness
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- canalisation — The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- canonicalise — (transitive, computing, UK) Alternative form of canonicalize.
- canonisation — Alternative spelling of canonization.
- caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
- cape sounion — Cape, a cape in E central Greece, SE of Athens, at the tip of the Attica peninsula, in W Aegean Sea.
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- carbocations — Plural form of carbocation.
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.