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12-letter words containing o, n, c, e, i

  • closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
  • clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
  • clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
  • clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
  • clownishness — The state of being clownish.
  • co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
  • co-opetition — cooperation between competitors in business, esp in the computer industry
  • co-ownership — the fact or state of being one of the joint owners of something
  • co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
  • co-recipient — one of two or more recipients, as of an award.
  • coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
  • coarse grain — granularity
  • coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
  • cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
  • cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
  • cocarcinogen — a substance that can promote cancer when acting with other substances, but which does not promote cancer by itself
  • code grinder — (jargon, abuse)   A suit-wearing minion of the sort hired in legion strength by banks and insurance companies in the Real World to implement payroll packages in RPG and other such unspeakable horrors. In its native habitat, the code grinder often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie. In times of dire stress, the sleeves (if long) may be rolled up and the tie loosened about half an inch. It seldom helps. The code grinder's milieu is about as far from hackerdom as one can get and still touch a computer; the term connotes pity. Used of or to a hacker, this term is a really serious slur on the person's creative ability; it connotes a design style characterised by primitive technique, rule-boundedness, brute force and utter lack of imagination. Compare card walloper. Contrast real programmer.
  • code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
  • coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
  • coefficients — Plural form of coefficient.
  • coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
  • coenesthesia — general awareness of one's own body
  • coenospecies — a collection of related species able to hybridize
  • coerciveness — serving or tending to coerce.
  • cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
  • cognoscitive — having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.
  • cohesionless — lacking cohesion
  • cohesiveness — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
  • coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
  • coin machine — slot machine (def 2).
  • coincidences — Plural form of coincidence.
  • coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
  • coincidently — in a coincident manner
  • collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
  • collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
  • collinsville — a city in SW Illinois.
  • collodionize — (transitive) To prepare or treat with collodion.
  • colonialised — to make colonial.
  • colonialized — to make colonial.
  • colonialness — the quality of being colonial
  • 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
  • columnarized — columnar (def 3).
  • combat knife — a large knife for military use
  • come running — hurry, rush
  • come to mind — be recalled
  • command line — typed instructions that access a computer system
  • commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
  • commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
  • commensalism — a close association or union between two kinds of organisms, in which one is benefited by the relationship and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
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