12-letter words containing u, c, o, d
- double-cross — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- double-faced — practicing duplicity; hypocritical.
- double-quick — very quick or rapid.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- doubledecker — Alternative spelling of double-decker.
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- droseraceous — of or relating to the genus of plants Drosera
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- dual-control — having dual controls
- duck-shoving — the evasion of responsibility by someone
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duodecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 39 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 72 zeros.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- dutch clover — white clover.
- dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- electrocuted — Simple past tense and past participle of electrocute.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- face down/up — If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- ferrofluidic — Of or pertaining to a ferrofluid.
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- food counter — a counter in a shop, bar, cafeteria, etc where food is sold or served
- food vacuole — a membrane-enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken up in by the process of phagocytosis.
- found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
- four old cat — three old cat played with four batters.
- friend-court — amicus curiae.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- funnel cloud — a rapidly rotating funnel-shaped cloud extending downward from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, which, if it touches the surface of the earth, is a tornado or waterspout.
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.