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12-letter words containing n, a, c, e, l

  • contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
  • contrastable — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • controllable — If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
  • controversal — (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
  • convalescent — Convalescent means relating to convalescence.
  • convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
  • convectional — Physics. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.
  • conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
  • conversional — the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
  • cook-general — (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
  • coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • corner table — a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.
  • coronal hole — a part of the solar corona that appears dark on optical and x-ray images and is characterized by low temperature and low density.
  • correctional — Correctional means related to prisons.
  • correlations — Plural form of correlation.
  • cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
  • council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
  • counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
  • counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
  • counterplead — to plead the opposite of
  • counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
  • counterrally — an opposing rally
  • countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
  • countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
  • country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
  • cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
  • crank letter — a hostile or fanatical letter, often sent anonymously.
  • crassulacean — as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis
  • crawler lane — a lane on an uphill section of a motorway reserved for slow vehicles
  • crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
  • credentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
  • crenellating — Present participle of crenellate.
  • crenellation — to furnish with crenels or battlements.
  • crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
  • creolization — (of a pidgin language) the process of becoming a creole
  • criminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of criminalize.
  • criminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize.
  • criminalness — (rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
  • crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
  • 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.
  • cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
  • culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
  • curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
  • 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
  • cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
  • cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics
  • cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
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