12-letter words containing a, l, c, n, t, r
- crenellation — to furnish with crenels or battlements.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- creolization — (of a pidgin language) the process of becoming a creole
- criticalness — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- crown antler — the topmost prong of a stag's antler.
- cryoplankton — minute organisms, esp algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water
- cryptanalyst — the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
- cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung
- curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
- cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics
- cytoanalyzer — an electronic optical device for screening smears of cells suspected of being malignant.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- discretional — discretionary.
- dual-control — having dual controls
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- electricians — Plural form of electrician.
- electronical — (rare) electronic.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enterococcal — Relating to, or produced by, an enterococcus.
- entrancingly — In an entrancing manner.
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- eternal city — Rome2
- extracranial — on the exterior of the skull, outside the skull
- extranuclear — situated or occurring in part of a cell outside the nucleus
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- fairnitickle — a freckle resembling a fern seed