12-letter words that end in n
- citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
- city chicken — pieces of pork or veal that are skewered and breaded, and cooked by braising or baking
- city edition — an early edition of a daily newspaper on sale locally, usually a later edition than the one sent for out-of-town distribution.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- 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.
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- close season — In football and some other sports, the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- closet queen — a man who is homosexual but does not admit the fact
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- co-opetition — cooperation between competitors in business, esp in the computer industry
- 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.
- coactivation — Activation of two or more things together.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- coarse grain — granularity
- coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
- cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
- cocarcinogen — a substance that can promote cancer when acting with other substances, but which does not promote cancer by itself
- cochairwoman — a woman who cochairs an organization
- codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
- coffee spoon — a small spoon (smaller than a teaspoon) for stirring coffee
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.
- colorization — Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films.
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- come between — If someone or something comes between two people, or comes between a person and a thing, they make the relationship or connection between them less close or happy.
- come down on — If you come down on one side of an argument, you declare that you support that side.
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
- commentation — the act of making comments
- committeeman — a member of one or more committees
- committeemen — Plural form of committeeman.
- company town — a town built by a company for its employees
- compartition — (obsolete) The act of dividing into parts or compartments.
- compellation — appellation
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.