12-letter words containing or
- calorie-free — containing no calories
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- camphor ball — mothball
- camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- campo formio — a village in NE Italy, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia: scene of the signing of a treaty in 1797 that ended the war between revolutionary France and Austria
- campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
- can of worms — a complicated problem
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- canorousness — The quality of being musical.
- cantillatory — involving chanting or incantation
- cape colored — a South African of mixed European and African or Malayan ancestry.
- cape comorin — a headland at the southernmost point of India, in Tamil Nadu state
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capricornean — born under or characteristic of Capricorn
- capricornian — a person born under the sign of Capricorn, usually between December 22nd and January 19th.
- carryforward — carry-over.
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- castor sugar — finely ground or powdered sugar.
- cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- catty-corner — Something that is catty-corner or kitty-corner from another thing is placed or arranged diagonally from it.
- caught short — having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- change color — to become pale
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- charity work — unpaid work, usually fundraising, done in aid of a charity
- chemosensory — sensitive to chemical stimuli, as the sensory nerve endings that mediate taste and smell.
- child record — (database) A record lower in the hierarchical tree than a parent record; it is also directly liked to the parent and hierarchical databases.
- chill factor — windchill factor
- chiropractor — A chiropractor is a person who treats injuries by chiropractic.
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chloric acid — a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.