12-letter words containing a, d, s, c, i
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handstitched — Stitched by hand.
- hard science — any of the natural or physical sciences, as chemistry, biology, physics, or astronomy, in which aspects of the universe are investigated by means of hypotheses and experiments.
- harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- icbm address — (networking, humour) (Or "missile address") The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project includes a space for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This is actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it has become traditional to refer to this as one's "ICBM address" or "missile address", and many people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target altitude.)
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idiodynamics — a system of beliefs in psychology emphasizing the role of the personality in choosing stimuli and in organizing responses.
- idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
- idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- inadequacies — Plural form of inadequacy.
- incandescent — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incendiaries — Plural form of incendiary.
- incendiarism — the act or practice of an arsonist; malicious burning.
- indelicacies — Plural form of indelicacy.
- indian cress — a nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, of South America, having red-spotted or red-striped, yellow-orange flowers, the young flower buds and fruits being used as seasoning.
- infanticides — Plural form of infanticide.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- james dickey — James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- landscapists — Plural form of landscapist.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- lapidicolous — living under stones
- laxadaisical — Misspelling of lackadaisical.
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- loco disease — locoism.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- macclesfield — a market town in NW England, in Cheshire: former centre of the silk industry; pharmaceuticals, services. Pop: 50 688 (2001)
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- marsh orchid — any of various orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza, growing in damp places and having mostly purplish flowers
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- media circus — excessive news coverage
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- merchandised — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandiser — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.