12-letter words containing s, i, r, o
- 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.
- couscoussier — A double-chambered steamer used to prepare couscous.
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- 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.
- craniosacral — as in craniosacral therapy, an alternative therapy involving gentle manipulation of the bones and membranes of the skull, in order to treat a wide range of physical and psychological disorders
- 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.
- crescendoing — Music. a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force. a musical passage characterized by such an increase. the performance of a crescendo passage: The crescendo by the violins is too abrupt.
- criminations — Plural form of crimination.
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- crisscrossed — crossed over each other
- crisscrosses — Plural form of crisscross.
- cristobalite — a white microcrystalline mineral consisting of silica and occurring in volcanic rocks. Formula: SiO2
- crocodilians — Plural form of crocodilian.
- 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.
- crospovidone — Crospovidone is a substance used in tablets as a binder or disintegrant.
- cross cousin — a cousin who is the child of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother
- cross-action — an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff.
- cross-cousin — a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's brother or one's father's sister.
- cross-dating — a method of dating objects, remains, etc, by comparison and correlation with other sites and levels
- cross-linker — a substance or agent, such as radiation, that induces the formation of cross-links.
- cross-stitch — Cross-stitch is a type of decorative sewing where one stitch crosses another.
- cross-string — overstring.
- crossability — the quality of being crossable
- crossbanding — a veneer border, as on furniture, with its grain at right angles to the grain of the adjacent wood
- crossbarring — stripes, esp those of an animal
- crosscutting — a transverse cut or course.
- crossed line — interference on a telephone line that causes more than two callers to be connected
- crossgrained — Alternative form of cross-grained.
- crossposting — Present participle of crosspost.
- crucifixions — Plural form of crucifixion.
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- cryptobiosis — a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable
- cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams