12-letter words containing s, t, a, i, c
- callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
- callistus ii — died 1124, French ecclesiastic: pope 1119–24.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- canalisation — The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- cancer stick — a cigarette.
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- canonisation — Alternative spelling of canonization.
- canterburies — Plural form of canterbury.
- canting arms — a coat of arms making visual reference to the surname of its owner
- capabilities — the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
- capacitances — Plural form of capacitance.
- capital cost — a cost incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction and equipment to be used in the production of goods or the rendering of services
- capital loss — A capital loss is a loss on investment property.
- capital ship — one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet
- capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
- capitalistic — Capitalistic means supporting or based on the principles of capitalism.
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- carbocations — Plural form of carbocation.
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- caricaturist — A caricaturist is a person who shows other people in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical, especially in drawings or cartoons.
- carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- castigations — Plural form of castigation.
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- catacoustics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes and reflected sounds
- catallactics — political economy
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- catch stitch — a large cross-stitch used in finishing seams and in hemming.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.