12-letter words containing a, l, t, e, r, n
- antwerp blue — any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- artillerymen — Plural form of artilleryman.
- astral plane — a plane of existence inhabited by astral bodies
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- autoanalyzer — any of various automatic devices that test and analyze chemicals, blood, etc.
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- blanket roll — a blanket or sleeping bag rolled into a cylindrical pack for easy carrying and outdoor use by hikers, soldiers, cowboys, etc., often with cooking utensils, food, and personal articles carried inside.
- bletheration — nonsense!
- 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
- bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
- calendar art — a type of sentimental, picturesque, or sexually titillating picture used on some calendars.
- calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- carnot cycle — an idealized reversible heat-engine cycle giving maximum efficiency and consisting of an isothermal expansion, an adiabatic expansion, an isothermal compression, and an adiabatic compression back to the initial state
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- carunculated — Alternative form of carunculate.
- caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- celibatarian — inclined towards or characterized by celibacy
- center plate — one of a pair of plates that fit together and support the body of a car on a truck, while allowing the truck to rotate with respect to the body. One plate (body center plate) is attached to the underside of the car body and the other (truck center plate) is part of the car truck.
- central asia — a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south. It includes the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as Afghanistan and parts of Iran, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, India, and southwestern Siberia.
- central bank — a national bank that does business mainly with a government and with other banks: it regulates the volume and cost of credit
- central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
- central park — a public park in central Manhattan, New York City. 840 acres (340 hectares).
- central time — standard time or daylight saving time in the time zone which includes the central states of the U.S.
- central-fire — center-fire.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- centroclinal — of, relating to, or designating a rock formation in which the strata slope down and in towards a central point or area
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- centrolineal — Of lines, converging to a centre.
- chain letter — A chain letter is a letter, often with a promise of money, that is sent to several people who send copies on to several more people. Chain letters are illegal in some countries.
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.