12-letter words containing a, i, n, t, e
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- itapetininga — a city in E Brazil.
- jersey giant — one of a breed of large domestic chickens raised primarily for their meat, originally black but now with a white variety, developed in New Jersey by interbreeding Langshans and large Asiatic fowl.
- jet airplane — jet plane.
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- job creation — the process by which the number of jobs in an area, organization, etc is increased
- joint estate — an estate owned by two or more people with the same rights of possession
- joint tenant — one of two or more persons who hold property in joint tenancy.
- just in case — if it should happen that
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- keitai tanka — a 31-syllable Japanese poem, composed and distributed using a mobile phone
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- kinaesthesia — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthesis — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kind hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kind-hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kintergarden — Misspelling of kindergarten.
- kissing gate — a gate hung in a narrow enclosure having the shape of a U or a V , allowing only one person to pass at a time.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- lace-curtain — characteristic of or aspiring to the standards and attributes of the middle class: Her latest novel traces the rise of a lace-curtain Irish family in Boston.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- landgraviate — the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a landgrave.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- lantern ring — gland2 (def 1).
- lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- late trading — trading carried out after the standard national exchanges have closed, and which is usually illegal
- lateenrigged — having lateen sails.
- latent image — an invisible image, produced on a sensitized emulsion by exposure to light, that will emerge in development.
- lateral line — the line, or system of lines, of sensory structures along the head and sides of fishes and amphibians, by which the animal is believed to detect water current and pressure changes and vibrations.