12-letter words containing t, a, u, n, s
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- cosmonautics — astronautics, especially as applied to space flight.
- cost-account — to subject to cost accounting.
- cosurfactant — a surfactant that acts in addition to another surfactant, further reducing the surface tension of a liquid
- countenances — Plural form of countenance.
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- counterstate — across state; traversing the state
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- crassamentum — a blood clot
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- dauntingness — to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- dental nurse — a dentist's assistant, esp one who passes instruments, mixes fillings, etc
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- desquamating — Present participle of desquamate.
- desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- diamond dust — pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.
- disadventure — misfortune; bad luck
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- disputations — Plural form of disputation.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- easter bunny — rabbit: brings chocolate eggs
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- educatedness — the quality of being educated
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.