12-letter words containing t, e, n, a, c
- 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.
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- craft centre — a large shop that sells craftwork
- craftsperson — an artisan
- craniometric — the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.
- craniotomies — Plural form of craniotomy.
- crank letter — a hostile or fanatical letter, often sent anonymously.
- crassamentum — a blood clot
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- creationists — Plural form of creationist.
- creativeness — having the quality or power of creating.
- credentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- crenellating — Present participle of crenellate.
- crenellation — to furnish with crenels or battlements.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- creolization — (of a pidgin language) the process of becoming a creole
- criticalness — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- cross-garnet — a hinge with a long horizontal strap fixed to the face of a door and a short vertical leaf fixed to the door frame
- crown antler — the topmost prong of a stag's antler.
- crown estate — the property owned by the British Crown; state-owned property
- cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain time — the time at which a play or other performance is scheduled to begin.
- cyanogenetic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- cybercasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cyclopentane — a colourless insoluble cycloalkane found in petroleum and used mainly as a solvent. Formula: C5H10
- cytoanalyzer — an electronic optical device for screening smears of cells suspected of being malignant.
- cytomembrane — a membrane around a cell that encloses cytoplasm and acts as a semi-permeable barrier
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- dancing step — balanced step.
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- data channel — (communications) A channel (on a BRI or PRI line) used to carry control information, to set up connections on the associated bearer channels. The name wasn't too bad back when users were sending voice (not data) over the bearer channels, but in 1997 it's quite a misnomer.
- deactivating — Present participle of deactivate.
- deactivation — The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.
- dead account — an account that is no longer being used and on which no transactions have taken place for a considerable length of time
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- decaffeinate — to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
- decarbonated — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.