12-letter words containing o, s, c, i, t
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- corequisites — Plural form of corequisite.
- corporations — Plural form of corporation.
- corporealist — a materialist
- correlations — Plural form of correlation.
- correlatives — Plural form of correlative.
- corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cosmeticians — Plural form of cosmetician.
- cosmochemist — a student of cosmochemistry
- cosmogenetic — Of or pertaining to cosmogeny.
- cosmologists — Plural form of cosmologist.
- cosmonautics — astronautics, especially as applied to space flight.
- cosmoplastic — forming the universe or the world
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
- cosmopolites — Plural form of cosmopolite.
- cosmopolitic — cosmopolitan
- cost-benefit — denoting or relating to a method of assessing a project that takes into account its costs and its benefits to society as well as the revenue it generates
- cost-cutting — the reduction of costs
- cost-justify — to justify the allotment or spending of a specific sum of money for (an investment, procurement, etc.).
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- cottian alps — a mountain range in SW Europe, between NW Italy and SE France: part of the Alps. Highest peak: Monte Viso, 3841 m (12 600 ft)
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- countermines — Plural form of countermine.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- countersigns — Plural form of countersign.
- countersinks — Plural form of countersink.
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- covetiveness — acquisitiveness
- craniologist — the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- craniotomies — Plural form of craniotomy.
- creationists — Plural form of creationist.
- credit score — A borrower's credit score is a number calculated by a credit bureau to express how likely they are to be able to pay back their loans.
- cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- criminations — Plural form of crimination.
- cristobalite — a white microcrystalline mineral consisting of silica and occurring in volcanic rocks. Formula: SiO2
- 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.
- cross-action — an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff.
- cross-dating — a method of dating objects, remains, etc, by comparison and correlation with other sites and levels