12-letter words containing a, c, e, l, r, t
- intolerances — Plural form of intolerance.
- intranuclear — existing or taking place within a nucleus.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- jocularities — the state or quality of being jocular.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- lace-curtain — characteristic of or aspiring to the standards and attributes of the middle class: Her latest novel traces the rise of a lace-curtain Irish family in Boston.
- lacquer tree — any of several trees yielding a resin used as lacquer, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- ladder track — a railroad track linking a series of parallel tracks.
- ladder truck — hook and ladder.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- lamp bracket — a bracket for holding a lamp
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- latus rectum — the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- lecture hall — conference room
- left bracket — (character) "[". ASCII character 91. Common: left square bracket; ITU-T: opening bracket; bracket. Rare: square; INTERCAL: U turn. Paired with right bracket ("]").
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- liberalistic — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- literalistic — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
- loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- malefactress — a woman who violates the law or does evil.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- malt extract — a sweet, gummy substance derived from an infusion of malt.
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- melodramatic — of, like, or befitting melodrama.
- mercantilism — mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
- mercantilist — Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- merchantable — marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.
- mercurialist — a person born under the planet Mercury
- mercuriality — Mercurial behaviour.
- meristically — in a meristic manner
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.