12-letter words containing a, c, i, e
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomycete — any bacterium of the group Actinomycetes, usually filamentous in form
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- action movie — film focussed on action sequences
- active layer — (in arctic or subarctic regions) the layer of soil, above the permafrost, that thaws during the summer.
- active voice — a voice of verbs used to indicate that the subject of a sentence is performing the action or causing the event or process described by the verb, as kicked in the boy kicked the football
- addictedness — the state of being addicted
- adelie coast — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adenectomies — Plural form of adenectomy.
- adiaphoretic — preventing or reducing perspiration.
- adjectivally — as an adjective
- adjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- adjudicature — An act of adjudication; a judgment.
- adjunctively — in an adjunctive manner
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- adriatic sea — an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula
- aerification — an act of combining with air.
- aeroacoustic — Relating to aeroacoustics.
- aerodonetics — the study of soaring or gliding flight, esp the study of gliders
- aerodynamics — Aerodynamics is the study of the way in which objects move through the air.
- aeroelastics — the study of aeroelastic phenomena.
- aeromagnetic — of magnetism in the atmosphere
- aeromechanic — an aircraft mechanic
- aeromedicine — the medical treatment of disorders associated with air or space travel
- aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.
- aesthetician — a student of aesthetics
- aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
- aestheticist — a person devoted to aesthetics and the pursuit of beauty
- aestheticize — make aesthetic
- aethrioscope — an instrument which measures temperature changes caused by different conditions of the sky
- aetiological — of or relating to aetiology
- affectations — Plural form of affectation.
- affectionado — Misspelling of aficionado.
- affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
- afflictively — in a distressing, troublesome, or afflictive manner
- affranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of affranchise.
- african time — unpunctuality
- africanness' — Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa.
- afrocentrism — centered on Africa or on African-derived cultures, as those of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti: Afrocentric art.
- agamogenetic — Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
- agaricaceous — belonging to the Agaricaceae, a family of fungi including mushrooms having blade-shaped gills on the underside of the cap.
- agrichemical — a chemical used in agriculture
- agrochemical — a chemical, such as a pesticide, used for agricultural purposes
- aide-de-camp — An aide-de-camp is an officer in the armed forces who helps an officer of higher rank.
- air cylinder — a cylinder containing air, esp one fitted with a piston and used for damping purposes
- airpocalypse — (informal) The presence of dense smog in many parts of China.
- airport code — a three-letter abbreviation of the names of the world's major airports, used especially as an identifier for routing baggage.
- alchemically — in an alchemical manner
- alexipharmac — an antidote
- alexipharmic — acting as an antidote