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12-letter words containing a, g, e, i, s

  • asparaginase — an enzyme used in treating leukaemia
  • aspiringness — the condition of being aspiring
  • assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
  • asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
  • astigmatizer — a cylindrical lens used in a rangefinder to draw out the point image of a point source into a line.
  • astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
  • astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
  • astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
  • baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
  • bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
  • base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • basic weight — basis weight.
  • basis weight — the weight in pounds of a ream of paper of a basic size, usually 25 × 38 inches (63 × 96 cm) for book stock, 17 × 22 inches (43 × 55 cm) for writing stock, and 20 × 26 inches (50 × 66 cm) for cover stock.
  • basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
  • bearskin rug — the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
  • beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
  • beta testing — (programming)   Evaluation of a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software (or possibly hardware) by making it available to selected users ("beta testers") before it goes on general distribution. Beta testign aims to discover bugs that only occur in certain environments or under certain patterns of use, while reducing the volume of feedback to a manageable level. The testers benefit by having earlier access to new products, features and fixes. Beta testing may be preceded by "alpha testing", performed in-house by a handful of users (e.g. other developers or friends), who can be expected to give rapid, high quality feedback on design and usability. Once the product is considered to be usable for its intended purpose it then moves on to "beta testing" by a larger, but typically still limited, number of ordinary users, who may include external customers. Some companies such as Google or Degree Jungle stretch the definition, claiming their products are "in beta" for many months by millions of users. The term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the industry. "Alpha test" was the unit test, module test or component test phase; "Beta Test" was initial system test. These themselves came from earlier A- and B-tests for hardware. The A-test was a feasibility and manufacturability evaluation done before any commitment to design and development. The B-test was a demonstration that the engineering model functioned as specified. The C-test (corresponding to today's beta) was the B-test performed on early samples of the production design.
  • billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
  • biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
  • biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
  • biscay green — a yellowish green.
  • biting stage — the second part of the oral phase of psychosexual development, approximately 8 to18 months of age, during which a child has the urge to bite or chew objects.
  • blues guitar — blues guitar music
  • bluesnarfing — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to steal contact details, ring tones, images, etc from another
  • braunschweig — Brunswick
  • cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
  • caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
  • camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
  • campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
  • carriageways — Plural form of carriageway.
  • casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
  • casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
  • categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
  • centralising — Present participle of centralise.
  • channelising — Present participle of channelise.
  • charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
  • cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
  • cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
  • cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
  • clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
  • clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
  • claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
  • clearsighted — seeing clearly
  • cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
  • cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
  • closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
  • closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
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