12-letter words containing t, h, a, c
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- cutlass fish — any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- cyberathlete — a professional player of computer games
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- 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.
- daughtercard — daughterboard
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- deathwatches — Plural form of deathwatch.
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- depth charge — A depth charge is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially to destroy enemy submarines.
- detachedness — the quality of being detached or separated
- detectaphone — a device for listening secretly to others' telephone conversations
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- dispatch box — a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- ditheistical — of or relating to ditheism, ditheistic
- ditheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
- dreamcatcher — A small hoop containing a horsehair mesh, or a similar construction of string or yarn, decorated with feathers and beads, believed to give its owner good dreams. Dreamcatchers were originally made by American Indians.
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
- dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.