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

  • attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
  • auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
  • autocatalyse — to cause an internal, self-produced, chemical reaction
  • autocatalyze — To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis.
  • autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
  • autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
  • b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
  • baccalaurean — of a baccalaureate
  • baccalauréat — (esp in France) a school-leaving examination that qualifies the successful candidates for entrance to university
  • bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
  • bachelorette — A bachelorette is a woman who has never married.
  • bachelorhood — the state of being a bachelor.
  • bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
  • back channel — an unofficial, often secret, means of communication
  • back-slapper — the practice of making a loud and effusive display of friendliness, cordiality, etc., as by slapping persons on the back.
  • backboneless — lacking backbone; cowardly
  • backhandedly — In a backhanded manner.
  • backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
  • backpedalled — (AU, NZ, British) Simple past tense and past participle of backpedal.
  • backsplashes — Plural form of backsplash.
  • bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
  • bactericidal — any substance capable of killing bacteria.
  • bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
  • baklava code — (humour, programming)   Code with too many layers. Also known as Lasagne Code.
  • balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
  • balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
  • bald cypress — a tree, Taxodium distichum, of swampy areas of the southern U.S., having featherlike needles and cone-shaped projections growing up from the roots, yielding a hardwood used in construction, shipbuilding, etc.
  • 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
  • ball-carrier — the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground.
  • ballet blanc — a ballet in which the ballerinas' skirts are white.
  • balletically — in a balletic fashion; gracefully
  • balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
  • baluchithere — a hornless rhinoceros of the extinct genus Baluchitherium that inhabited central Asia during the Oligocene and early Miocene epochs: the largest land mammal known.
  • bank balance — Your bank balance is the amount of money that you have in your bank account at a particular time.
  • banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
  • barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
  • bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
  • barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
  • barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
  • barrack life — the experiences, activities, etc that are characteristic of a soldier's time spent dwelling in a barracks
  • barrel chair — a kind of upholstered chair with an upright, rounded back
  • baseball cap — A baseball cap is a close-fitting cap with a curved part at the front that sticks out above your eyes.
  • basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
  • bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
  • bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
  • battle clasp — clasp (def 4).
  • battle creek — a city in S Michigan.
  • beach-la-mar — an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
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