12-letter words containing a, l, e, n, c
- anthelic arc — a rare halo occurring at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
- anthelmintic — killing or ejecting intestinal worms
- anti-nuclear — opposed to military and industrial applications of nuclear energy and to technologies which produce radioactive waste products
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- anticatalase — a substance that inhibits the enzymatic action of a catalase.
- anticipately — (dated) In anticipation, in advance; anticipatedly.
- anticlerical — opposed to the power and influence of the clergy, esp in politics
- anticlimaxes — Plural form of anticlimax.
- anticyclones — Plural form of anticyclone.
- antielectron — an elementary particle with a positive charge, a positron
- antileukemic — acting against leukemia
- antinucleons — Plural form of antinucleon.
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antisociable — Antisocial.
- antithetical — Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it.
- antiviolence — opposed to or acting against violence in society
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
- asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- baccalaurean — of a baccalaureate
- back channel — an unofficial, often secret, means of communication
- backboneless — lacking backbone; cowardly
- backhandedly — In a backhanded manner.
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
- balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
- 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
- ballet blanc — a ballet in which the ballerinas' skirts are white.
- bank balance — Your bank balance is the amount of money that you have in your bank account at a particular time.
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- beam balance — a piece of apparatus used for artistic gymnastics
- bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- belly dancer — A belly dancer is a woman who performs a Middle Eastern dance in which she moves her hips and abdomen about.
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- beneficially — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
- beurre blanc — an emulsion of cold butter in a white wine or vinegar and shallot reduction
- bicentennial — A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology