12-letter words containing a, c, e, n, t
- authenticity — the quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
- autoinjector — A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.
- averruncator — a long pair of shears used for pruning the higher branches of trees
- awe-stricken — filled with awe.
- back-kitchen — a room off a main kitchen, usually further towards the back of the house where washing-up or preparatory cooking work might be done; a scullery
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
- ballet blanc — a ballet in which the ballerinas' skirts are white.
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
- beaten track — well-trodden path or route
- beech marten — stone marten.
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- benefactress — a female benefactor
- beneficiated — to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.
- betacarotene — the most important form of the plant pigment carotene, which occurs in milk, vegetables, and other foods and, when eaten by man and animals, is converted in the body to vitamin A
- bicentennial — A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary.
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- botticellian — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch water — water from a stream, as opposed to mineral or soda water
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
- cabinet wine — cabinet (def 10).
- cabinet-wine — a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items: a curio cabinet; a file cabinet.
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- cable length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- cafe curtain — a short curtain suspended directly downward from a series of rings sliding on a horizontal rod so as to cover the lower and sometimes upper portions of a window.
- calceamentum — (in ancient Rome) a sandal, boot, shoe, or other type of footwear
- calendar art — a type of sentimental, picturesque, or sexually titillating picture used on some calendars.
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- callisthenes — c360–327 b.c, Greek philosopher: chronicled Alexander the Great's conquests.
- callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
- calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
- calycanthemy — the abnormal development of the calyx of a flower into a structure resembling a corolla
- camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.