12-letter words containing o, r, c, u
- carbonaceous — of, resembling, or containing carbon
- card counter — a casino player who memorizes or records which cards have been played in previous hands in order to calculate the odds on receiving winning cards or combinations from those remaining to be dealt, the practice often being held as illegal.
- carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- carpophagous — feeding on fruit
- cash journal — cashbook.
- castor sugar — finely ground or powdered sugar.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- caught short — having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- centre court — the main court of a tennis complex, esp at Wimbledon
- centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- 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
- chlorophytum — any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, esp C. elatum variegatum, grown as a pot plant for its long narrow leaves with a light central stripe, and characterized by the production of offsets at the end of long scapes: family Liliaceae
- 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
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- churchpeople — people belonging to a church
- churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumcision — surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- circumfluous — flowing all around
- circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- circumrotate — to turn like a wheel; rotate