12-letter words containing a, l, i, n, t
- australasian — Australasian means belonging or relating to Australasia or to its people.
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- 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
- ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
- ballast line — the level to which a vessel is immersed when in ballast.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- banana split — A banana split is a kind of dessert. It consists of a banana cut in half along its length, with ice cream, nuts, and sauce on top.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- bicentennial — A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary.
- bifunctional — having two functions
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- 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
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- blazing star — a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers
- bletheration — nonsense!
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- bluefin tuna — the largest tuna (Thunnus thynnus): it has bright red flesh and is important as a game and food fish
- boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
- boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
- born-digital — relating to or noting documents, images, etc., that are created and managed in electronic form: electronic preservation of born-digital content; a born-digital e-book that will not be available in print.
- botticellian — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- brazilianite — a mineral, sodium aluminum phosphate, Na 2 Al 6 P 4 O 16 (OH) 8 , occurring in yellow-green crystals with a vitreous luster: used as a gem.
- brilliantine — a perfumed oil used to make the hair smooth and shiny
- bull-baiting — the setting of dogs on a chained or confined bull, formerly a popular pastime in England
- bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
- button quail — any small quail-like terrestrial bird of the genus Turnix, such as T. sylvatica (striped button quail), occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World: family Turnicidae, order Gruiformes (cranes, rails, etc)
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- caliginosity — darkness
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.