12-letter words containing oa
- checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloroacetic — an acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
- choroid coat — a pigmented, highly vascular membrane of the eye that is continuous with the iris and lies between the sclera and the retina, functioning to nourish the retina and absorb scattered light.
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- 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.
- coach driver — a person who drives a coach
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coactivation — Activation of two or more things together.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coalitionist — An advocate of coalition or a partner in a coalition.
- coarse grain — granularity
- coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- coat of arms — The coat of arms of a family, town, or organization is a special design in the form of a shield that they use as a symbol of their identity.
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
- coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
- cocoa butter — a yellowish-white waxy solid that is obtained from cocoa beans and used for confectionery, soap, etc
- comber board — (in weaving) a wooden frame pierced with a series of small holes through which the harness cords are threaded, used to regulate the cords and determine the texture and width of a repeat in a fabric.
- cottage loaf — A cottage loaf is a loaf of bread which has a smaller round part on top of a larger round part.
- country road — a road in the country
- county board — the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.
- cradleboards — Plural form of cradleboard.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cycloalkanes — Cycloalkanes are molecules which contain only carbon-hydrogen bonds, with the carbon atoms joined in a ring.
- cytoanalyzer — an electronic optical device for screening smears of cells suspected of being malignant.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- diving board — a springboard.
- downloadable — Capable of being downloaded.
- draughtboard — checkerboard (def 1).
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fianarantsoa — a city in E central Madagascar.
- fibroadenoma — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- film-coating — Film-coating is a process in which a tablet, capsule, or pellet is covered by a thin layer of film to protect it or make it easier to swallow.
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- flannelboard — a flannel-covered surface to which other flannel pieces, as letters of the alphabet, numbers, etc., adhere merely by contact, used mainly in schools as a visual aid.