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12-letter words containing a, c, t, e, s

  • autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
  • autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
  • autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
  • autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
  • autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
  • awe-stricken — filled with awe.
  • axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
  • 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.
  • babcock test — a test for determining the butterfat content of milk and milk products, conducted by adding sulfuric acid to a sample and then centrifuging it in a flask with a calibrated neck in which the liquefied fat collects.
  • back scatter — the deflection of nuclear particles or of radiation in a scattering process through an angle greater than 90°.
  • back stretch — the straight part of a race track opposite the part leading to the finish line.
  • back-stabbed — to attempt to discredit (a person) by underhanded means, as innuendo, accusation, or the like.
  • back-stopped — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • backstitches — Plural form of backstitch.
  • backtrackers — Plural form of backtracker.
  • bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
  • bacteriostat — any substance that arrests the growth or reproduction of bacteria but does not kill them
  • 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
  • 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.
  • barbecue set — a set of tools used for barbecuing
  • basic weight — basis weight.
  • basket catch — a catch made with open glove with the palm up and the wrist kept close to and in front of the body.
  • basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
  • basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
  • bathyscaphes — Plural form of bathyscaphe.
  • battle clasp — clasp (def 4).
  • beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
  • benefactress — a female benefactor
  • bespectacled — Someone who is bespectacled is wearing glasses.
  • bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
  • biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
  • biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
  • black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
  • black sapote — a tropical American tree, Diospyros digyna, related to the persimmon, having sweet, edible, green fruit that turns black when ripe.
  • black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
  • black stream — a warm ocean current in the Pacific, flowing N along the E coast of Taiwan, NE along the E coast of Japan, and continuing in an easterly direction into the open Pacific.
  • blast effect — the damage caused by the force of an explosive blast
  • blastocoelic — of or relating to the blastocoel
  • blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
  • blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
  • blue catfish — a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.
  • book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
  • boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
  • borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
  • butter sauce — a sauce made of melted butter, often diluted with water, sometimes thickened with flour or egg yolk, or both, and seasoned with lemon juice.
  • c'est la vie — that's life
  • cable stitch — a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
  • cable-stitch — a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
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