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12-letter words containing t, r, n, a

  • chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
  • change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
  • chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
  • charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
  • chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
  • chlorination — Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
  • chloroethane — ethyl chloride.
  • chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
  • chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • christian iv — 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648): defeated in the Thirty Years' War (1629) and by Sweden (1645)
  • christian ix — 1818–1906, king of Denmark 1863–1906.
  • christianise — to make Christian.
  • christianism — the beliefs and practices of Christians.
  • christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.
  • christianity — Christianity is a religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the belief that he was the son of God.
  • christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
  • chromonemata — a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
  • chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
  • churchianity — loyalty to the church rather than Christianity
  • cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
  • cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
  • circulations — Plural form of circulation.
  • circumjacent — surrounding; lying around
  • circumnutate — to rotate slightly on a central axis
  • circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
  • citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
  • city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
  • clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
  • clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
  • clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
  • clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
  • clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
  • claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
  • clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
  • clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
  • clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
  • co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
  • co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
  • coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
  • coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
  • cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
  • coconut crab — a large, terrestrial crab, Birgus latro, of islands in the South Pacific, that feeds on coconuts.
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