12-letter words containing a, d, e, t, i
- attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- austenitized — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- bacteria bed — a layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent, in its final stages, to air and the action of microorganisms
- bactericidal — any substance capable of killing bacteria.
- bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
- bacteriocide — Alternative form of bactericide.
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
- bastille day — (in France) an annual holiday on July 14, commemorating the fall of the Bastille
- battery acid — acid used in batteries, esp car batteries
- battlefields — Plural form of battlefield.
- beneficiated — to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- boletic acid — fumaric acid.
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- breast drill — a geared drill that can be braced against the chest for additional leverage.
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- bridal suite — a room or set of rooms in a hotel for newly married couples
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- bridge table — a square card table with folding legs.
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- certificated — A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard.
- cetylic acid — palmitic acid.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
- city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis